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Showing posts with label opening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opening. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Act First, Explain Later

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Twelve dos and don'ts for a riveting opening to your story by Jodie Renner,  editor  &  author   The opening paragraphs and first pa...
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Friday, October 11, 2019

12 Dos and Don'ts for a Riveting Opening

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updated from original post,  by Jodie Renner,  editor  &  author   Do you want your popular fiction novel to reach lots of readers a...
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Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Worst Ways to Begin Your Novel - Advice from Literary Agents

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Here's some interesting advice from literary agents on the opening pages of your novel, compiled by Chuck Samuchino, of Writer's Dig...
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Some First-Page Critiques

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by Jodie Renner, editor , author , speaker As you know, your first page is so critical for hooking readers in and compelling them to keep ...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Those Critical First Five Pages

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by Jodie Renner,  editor , author , speaker     Congratulations! You’ve finished the first draft of your novel! Now it’s time to go...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

First-Page Critique - Mystery-Thriller

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by Jodie Renner, editor, author, and speaker This week's critique is of the first page of a mystery thriller. Here's the opening t...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Critique of First Page - Western

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by Jodie Renner, freelance editor and craft-of-fiction writer So far in this series of critiques of the first page of a novel or short sto...