A Novel Experience

[Tom Riach]

A NOVEL EXPERIENCE

"Is reading my new novel a novel, novel experience!" - JTR

     Writing or reading a novel could be termed a novel experience for writer or reader engaging for the first time or in the context of a novel being an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. Indeed the English word derives from the Italian word 'novella' for 'short story' - but it also means 'new'. This itself originates from the Latin word 'novella' meaning 'new'. 

     So when you speak of something other than the written word of a fictional story as being 'novel' - an approach to a business situation, a building design, a general difficulty or whatever - you are talking of a new, usually innovative, way of doing something - A novel experience! You are not talking of a book - unless of course you are referring to a new approach to fictional writing, in which case it might be a novel novel! Is reading my latest novel a novel, novel experience?

     But I diverge ... It is both my new novel - Lukaku's Black Gold - the novel, as well as new ways of doing things which I wish to highlight here.

     As an entrepreneur you should seek to create novel approaches to your undertakings and create a novel experience for your clients and customers. It is a way to separate yourself from the crowd in the market place and position yourself and your business as an easily identifiable brand within your chosen niche. This does not mean that you should cast aside tried and trusted practices or known success formulas but you should be open to trying new approaches and modifying products and services in new ways. Entrepreneurs are innovators.

     While success can come in many shapes and sizes, the greatest success stories are those of innovators and inventors. You can copy a product, service and ways of marketing and be hugely profitable, think Chinese goods for example; but the entrepreneurs who create the even greater impact on society, leave their indellible mark on history and earn the huge fortunes that go with it are out and out entrepreneur innovators. Think Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Bill Gates - such stalwarts started with a 'bit of something', often just an idea, and transformed it into a massive success story. And they did it by doing something different, something novel. They did not just follow the herd, they went ahead of it. They created a novel experience. 

 I am Tom Riach. I live and write in the sunny south of Portugal. 

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[Tom Riach]

Thanks George. I've been 'away' but delighted to see that you are still here and dispensing your endless wisdom with customary relish. I won't say 'keep it up' ... you already do! 

[George Pierce]

Great to see your post, Tom!

[Terri Pattio]

It's so good to see your post. I been waiting on your new book (novel). I'm ready to read it because I know it's great. I love your books and look forward to reading it. I read on your website what it's about. the title is intriguing enough for me and I'm excited for you. I'll be getting me a copy of your book on Amazon. 

[Tom Riach]

Thank you Terri. It's taken a while but now that the novel-novel (!) is here I am confident that you will not be disappointed!