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(Hope I don't get an answer like this). I'm writing a novel where "not much happens," instead, it focuses on things that could happen. In other words, the protagonist does not directly experience...
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2019-12-08T02:40:27Z (over 4 years ago)
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T02:40:27Z (over 4 years ago)
(Hope I don't get an answer like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHVqxD8PNq8)). I'm writing a novel where "not much happens," instead, it focuses on things that _could_ happen. In other words, the protagonist does not directly experience love, death, or heartbreak; these things are just about to happen to her (but the novel ends before they do). ([Here](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/5930/does-my-story-beginning-hook-the-reader-dialogue-narration) is the opening scene in case you are curious). In all the novels I've read so far, at least _one_ person dies, or at least one person finds love or loses it. So, I was wondering if there succesful novels where "not much happens." But most of all, how to keep the reader engaged if I decide to write one like that?
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System
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2013-01-10T06:58:49Z (over 11 years ago)
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