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Innocent Openings for Novels “Stories should begin at a point of innocence.” When I read that recently, I had to stop and consider: where should you start a story? Point of Innocence: Don’t Foreshadow the End The main point of this quote is that you shouldn’t start with something like, “It was the worst day [...]
When you write or revise a novel, you must pay careful attention to the first chapter. Opening Chapters of Novels MUST Accomplish These Goals Grab your readers attention. Something must grab the reader’s attention immediately. This can be an unusual use of language, a unique voice, a startling action, a bit of dialogue, an active [...]
The holidays and the end of the year are bringing out the generous nature of agents! The 2nd Sort-of-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge Deadline: 7pm. EST, Thursday, December 11, 2008. Who: Literary agent Nathan Bransford, Curtis Brown, San Francisco office What: Post the first paragraph of your WIP and compete for the prize of [...]
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