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In a high concept novel, the premise becomes the pitch and drives the story forward. It clearly relays an easily understood story idea, genre, originality, and distinctive qualities in approximately 3 minutes. Perhaps the story has strong movie potential. The plot doesn’t have to be new, but the spin or twist must be unprecedented. The irony is defining a high concept novel differs according to who’s answering the question.
In a high concept novel, the premise becomes the pitch and drives the story forward. It clearly relays an easily understood story idea, genre, originality, and distinctive qualities in approximately 3 minutes. Perhaps the story has strong movie potential. The plot doesn’t have to be new, but the spin or twist must be unprecedented. The irony is defining a high concept novel differs according to who’s answering the question.
