The accomplished writer Patricia
Wrede is giving tips on her blog on fixing chapter one of your manuscript.
These are very helpful.
I
think you’ll see why from the post titles:
Fixing
Chapter One, part one
Fixing
Chapter One: Why
Fixing
Chapter One: Character
Fixing
Chapter One: Plot
Fixing
Chapter One: Background, setting, backstory
Fixing
Chapter One: Putting it all together
Moving
on (chapters 2 and 3)
In
my own (unpublished) experience, it is best if the first sentence tells the
reader something personal about the character, has some action, and gives some
idea of the physical background.
Great tips! I read recently that you should never start a book with dialogue. This was new to me. I don't think I ever do...but I've certainly read plenty of books over the years that do!
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