You dream of submitting your manuscript for the third prize 20 minutes of the novel on the theme of conquest but you are lacking inspiration? The writer Maxime Chattam, godfather and president of the jury, helps you to get by.
“There are no miracle answers when you are stuck, but on the other hand, there are certainly lots of ways to try to find a break or to get around the problem or to jump-start creativity …”, explains he does. And the writer, author of thrillers bordering on the fantastic, to state his three main pieces of advice:
- Take a step back from your text, go for a walk to clear your head.
- Dive back into one of your favorite books and see how the author does when he seems to be having the same difficulties as you.
- Write down any oversights or new ideas on post-it notes and rearrange your story.
“To write,” he explains, “is to put your hands in the grease, it must overflow, drip … If you don’t have ink on your fingers in any case you must have some in your brains. digital ink. You shouldn’t hesitate to tweak your words, your sentences … “
Tempted by the adventure of writing? You have until January 31 to register your manuscript on the site www.lesnouveauxauteurs.com/concours/345 from our partner editor. The conquest is the imposed theme and, without being essential, resonances with current events can be appreciated by the jury during its deliberation at the end of the summer.
After Giselda Gargano in 2021 and Estelle Tolliac in 2020, the next winner of our writing competition will see her manuscript published at the end of 2022. Perhaps you?