The Third Option - Doing the Unexpected - Laurie Steed

The Third Option: Doing the Unexpected

The average publisher’s desk is notably crowded. Their days are busy and at times, frustrating. Were it not for the love of their work, they might well be cowering in a corner.

Publishers (and by extension, editors) are still often inspired by originality in voice and execution. So how do you find that originality and stand out in a submissions pile? This is where The Third Option comes in.

A means to find an interesting midpoint between the two extremes of narrative progression, The Third Option frees up your prose and allows your characters to play against type. It’s not a rule but a choice, style, and technique. And, as techniques go, it’s a game and a story changer.