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Quite frankly I don't get the reviews this book got. Yes, I put it under "abandoned" books, but not because I fully dropped it, rather because I didn't read it in it's entirety and instead ended up skimming ahead.Why?First the good: Every so often, you might find some sound advice or tips. But you h...
This book was an entertaining and helpful little read on the importance of good beginnings. Broken into chapters focusing on different aspects of intros (Backstory, Great First Lines, etc.), the book is a must for any novel writer - experienced or not. We are, after all, always learning how to bette...
This book is about the importance of the first few pages of your manuscript -- not only that but even more important, those first few words.It is a concise read.
Concrete tips and examples to improve one's writing, readers' interest, and chance of traditional publishing.
An extremely useful and practical book, that lays out the elements of story openings. It describes the strengths and weaknessness of these elements, provides terrific examples, and it all written in a lightly humorous tone that makes it go down easy.This book illuminated a number of problems for me...