Writing a Novel: How NOT to Begin!
The opening segment of your novel is by far the most important part, not only because you must hook your readers and keep them hooked, but because you are going to rely on your first few pages as a sample when you submit to agents and publishers. Your opening pages should offer the reader everything: gripping story, rounded characters, intriguing plot, believable dialogue, tension, mood, conflict and more. As a freelance editor, I’ve read a [...]