Comments on: Begin at the Beginning http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kelly R. Martin http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-9176 Kelly R. Martin Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:39:59 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/#comment-9176 I prefer to start at the point the life of the protagonist becomes interesting to someone other than themselves and their associates. It must be interesting for the reader. The protagonist can spend some time dwelling on what got them to that point in their lives, as the story progresses, but jumping into a key event in the first chapter is critical I believe. I prefer to start at the point the life of the protagonist becomes interesting to someone other than themselves and their associates. It must be interesting for the reader. The protagonist can spend some time dwelling on what got them to that point in their lives, as the story progresses, but jumping into a key event in the first chapter is critical I believe.

]]> By: 30 Ways to Write a Stronger Novel http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 30 Ways to Write a Stronger Novel Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:09:38 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/#comment-3345 [...] Pulse Connecting Emotional and Narrative Arcs Unique Character Dialogue Character Description Begin at the Beginning Scene Cuts Take a Break Power Abs for Novels Angel Moments in Your Novel Powerful Endings Tie Up [...] [...] Pulse Connecting Emotional and Narrative Arcs Unique Character Dialogue Character Description Begin at the Beginning Scene Cuts Take a Break Power Abs for Novels Angel Moments in Your Novel Powerful Endings Tie Up [...]

]]> By: darcy http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-70 darcy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:41:18 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/#comment-70 Interesting that you start too late in one, but just right in another. I almost always start too late and must add to the beginning. Darcy Interesting that you start too late in one, but just right in another. I almost always start too late and must add to the beginning.

Darcy

]]> By: Sarah http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Sarah Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:39:07 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/revision/begin-at-the-beginning/#comment-69 I started too late in my first novel. I added a few pages at the beginning with my last revision; the goal is to ground the reader so they can see how much the MC changes. In my WIP I think I started at the beginning. I am in the exploratory draft stage (similar writing style to Janni) so I might discover that what I think is the beginning is not the beginning. I started too late in my first novel. I added a few pages at the beginning with my last revision; the goal is to ground the reader so they can see how much the MC changes.

In my WIP I think I started at the beginning. I am in the exploratory draft stage (similar writing style to Janni) so I might discover that what I think is the beginning is not the beginning.

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