Admin_99 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Note, MARKET VALUE FIRST... Listed below are a summation of "coverage" checkpoints utilized by various screenplay and novel ms readers in both Hollywood and New York. Not every publisher intern or assistant will necessarily employ all these categories (a mistake), however, they're a great checklist for you, the aspring author, to help ascertain whether or not you're meeting your goals for a successful commercial genre novel. MARKET VALUE: Originality, freshness - high concept Clear target readership? Hook Quality STRUCTURE: Act Zero backstory development Exposition delivery Effective setup with inciting incident Plot line arc, and subplots (if appropriate) Well designed reversals (major and minor) Pinch points (at least two) Catalytic situation driven Conflict, tension, rising action, Every scene relevant (i.e., to driving plot forward) Effective, believable climax Resolution/Denouement CHARACTERS: Antagonist Quality and Role Consistent opposition Protagonist goals Sympathetic protagonist Protagonist arc Secondary character quality and roles NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT: Scene length and structure Effective transitions and cliffhangers Quality prose narrative (genre appropriate) Tension on every page Dialogue mastery Narrative composition (quality of set and engaging circumstances) Cinematic imagery (both static and dynamic) Proper point-of-view Appropriate use of craft technique Interior Monologue and rumination View the full article Michael Neff Algonkian Producer New York Pitch Director Author, Development Exec, Editor We are the makers of novels, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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