Alicia

Alicia asked John Grisham:

Titles can be a little deceiving like in “Testament” because it was more about the Redemption (of all three characters for a wide variety of reasons). So the first thing that comes to my mind when I read the tile “Sparring Partners” (with a hint that there are two brothers and their father in prison) I was Kain & Abel, but then I leaned towards Murdochs … lawyers instead of financiers… am I on the right track?

John Grisham I’m not sure. I know little about the Murdochs. Titles give me fits. The great ones have already been used. Sparring Partners is good, as is Strawberry Moon. Homecoming has been used for a thousand books but I couldn’t think of a better one.

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Question from my Year 12 students: we are struggling to find the best way to start our short stories- would you recommend beginning with the characters or the setting or knowing the story arc? Any advice or help would be appreciated (Year 12’s, Saint Stephen’s College, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)

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