Chapter 2/What is a good idea

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Ellen Brock

There are no good ideas, only bad ideas. 

Plot vs Premise

Novels don't sell on idea - its writing, characters, do.

High concept books do exist  (premise only ) but rare. Teenagers fighting to death, Jurassic park.

So was - girl caught up in robot apocalypse a concept. ie Cyborg's Pet.  High concept? 

Girl falls in love with man she is sent to kill ( the man between my crosshairs)  - is high concept but failed. 

Get excited about plot not the idea.  

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