![]() Thus, my first step was to eliminate all those age groups. At the same time, the movie for Nights in Rodanthe (with characters in their 40s and 50s) had come out the previous fall. In this instance, I thought back to Dear John (characters were in their early 20s), The Choice (characters were in their late 20s, early 30s and early 40s) andThe Lucky One (characters were in their late 20s). ![]() Usually, after those words pop into my head, I move into a process of elimination by asking myself what I’ve done recently. ![]() How then is it possible to come up with something original? A story that surprises the reader? One that feels fresh and interesting, yet still feels as if it could happen to anyone? There are, after all, some “certainties” in my novels: two people will fall in love, the story will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the ending will either be happy, bittersweet or tragic. ![]() Almost always, these are the words that pop into my head in the early stages of conceptualizing a story, but as I’ve continued to write, I’ve found that it becomes more and more difficult to meet those criteria. Again, I wanted the story and characters and events in the novel to be original, interesting and universal. After finishing The Lucky One in June, 2008, my mind immediately began moving to my next possible story. ![]()
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