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This video covers: How to Write a Premise.

You should be able to express the premise (central idea) for your story in one or two sentences.

The premise sentence is a bit like the question on an essay exam paper - you can keep referring back to it to make sure you're not wandering off the point. It will help keep you anchored and moving forward at the same time, helping to avoid meandering, wasteful scenes and chapters (and time).

Writing a single sentence summary of your story will also help you work out if you actually have a complete story idea or just a kernel of a concept that needs further development. If it turns out you do only have a kernel, this step will help you turn it into something you can base a novel on.

A good premise can also double as a compelling ‘elevator pitch’* for your story. So when people – and hopefully eventually agents and publishers – ask what your book is about, you’ll be able to hook them in less than 90 seconds.

*Elevator pitch – imagine your dream agent stepped into an elevator with you and you had the time it took to get to her floor to get her excited about your idea. That’s your elevator pitch.

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