![]() And then a fourth, and a fifth … See if each chapter can make some sort of move forward, and have some headlong energy. Dialogue will probably be important, but try to make it fresh and crisp (and don’t afraid to use reported speech for the boring bits – or even to miss them out).Īfter that, you could write a third chapter, where your two characters do something together. ![]() Also think about point of view – maybe maintain the point of view of your newcomer character, who beholds this local in some particular way, but too you could switch POV just be sure you are using POV in an interesting way. Let some sparks fly …Īgain, in some way make sure something of the unique qualities of the city/place come to life, and again make sure this new character is also based in some aspect of yourself. ![]() ![]() ![]() Following on from the last time, inspired by Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City books, for this week’s writing experiment: write the next chapter, a couple of pages in which your character from elsewhere will meet a native of your chosen city or the place you love. ![]()
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What sets it apart from other reportage on China is the combination of fascinating storytelling, elegant writing, ingenious contextualization and deep insights. His "Age of Ambition" is by far the most thoughtful and well-crafted work on China written by an American journalist in recent years. Many succumb to the sins of superficiality, oversimplification and lack of perspective.īut Evan Osnos, a writer for the New Yorker who spent eight years reporting from China, has shown that it is still possible to write an illuminating, knowledgeable, absorbing and nuanced book about contemporary China. ![]() ![]() Several pitfalls await those who attempt to turn their experience in the Middle Kingdom into stories that can capture the lives and aspirations of ordinary people in a nation of 1.3 billion that has been transformed beyond recognition by 35 years of unbridled economic growth. By Evan Osnos (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 403 pages $27)Įxplaining China to a Western audience with scant knowledge of its culture, economic system and politics is a daunting task. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is split in to two voices, that of Eve and that of Bram (her love interest and a worker in the world they live). The story itself to me sounded interesting, and it was actually pulled off very well. ![]() She has some luxuries, obviously, but nowhere near a ‘normal’ life. Obviously her birth causes a lot of uproar and quite a bit of protection towards her, leaving her kept away under the water of the government and ‘mothers’ that take care of her. I n case you’re unaware, Eve Of Man is the story of Eve, the first girl to be born in the world in fifty years. 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