By:
Darcy Pattison
An
editor can tell within a couple pages if a manuscript will be acceptable
to them. How? What makes this decision so clear to an editor and so muddy
to an author?
The
first pages of a novel encapsulate much of the story and are extremely
important in establishing setting, character, pace, audience, tone, and voice.
First pages give readers a door knob to turn, an opening to the whole story.
Editors are sophisticated, critical readers, and they immediately pick up
on missteps such as the following.
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- Is Blogging Worth the Time and Effort? http://ow.ly/lQQnr via @fcmalby
- Book Publishing Basics http://ow.ly/lQRcy
- Pixar Story Masterclass: Story Structure, Characters, Sequences, Conclusion http://ow.ly/lQRCM
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- Can This Story Be Saved? http://t.co/VP1CQXwSEV @JamiGold RT @janice_hardy
- 5 Places to Find an Intern to Help with Your Book Marketing this Summer http://t.co/3GiGIA1wWh RT @evelyn_puerto
- How To Structure a Story Around a Large Problem, Step 5: The Hero Commits http://ow.ly/lRpj4
- Creating An Effective Book Launch VIDEO.mp4 bia @Melissa_Foster http://ow.ly/lS3zb
- Notes From Tabor Lane: Today's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/lS2TU
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- Bob and Weave: How to Mix Character Actions and Internal Thought http://t.co/xwp9GX6JLe RT @janice_hardy
- Catching Readers in Your Net http://ow.ly/lS6Pt via @LiveWriteThrive
- Who’s Reading Where – Guest Post by Melinda B. Pierce http://ow.ly/lS75U
- Promoting or Re-releasing an Older Book http://ow.ly/lSaUd via @elizabethscraig
- The 4 Best Strategies For Savvy Self-Publishers http://ow.ly/lSb3J
- No, E-book Sales Are Not Declining http://ow.ly/lSbaS via @nathanbransford
- Manage Your Writing Connections with LinkedIn Contacts http://ow.ly/lSbiC
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