Sharon Buchbinder's Blog - Posts Tagged "beginnings"
BLOG: Jannine Gallant on Starting with a Bang
First things first – Sharon thank you so much for having me on your blog today. This is my first stop in my promotional tour for Nothing But Trouble, part of the Honky Tonk Hearts series releasing tomorrow from The Wild Rose Press, so I’m thrilled to be here. And since it’s my first stop, I thought I’d talk about beginnings.
How many of you agonize over the opening scene in your book and rewrite it countless times? It’s the hook that catches the reader’s attention, so it has to be perfect. At least that’s the way I look at it as I revise the first page of my WIP for the 120th time, changing one word here and one word there… You get the picture, and those of you who write can probably relate. The opening scene does more than you think. It doesn’t just introduce your characters and setting. It sets the tone for the book. It shows off your style.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/K5iHaf
How many of you agonize over the opening scene in your book and rewrite it countless times? It’s the hook that catches the reader’s attention, so it has to be perfect. At least that’s the way I look at it as I revise the first page of my WIP for the 120th time, changing one word here and one word there… You get the picture, and those of you who write can probably relate. The opening scene does more than you think. It doesn’t just introduce your characters and setting. It sets the tone for the book. It shows off your style.
To read more, go to http://bit.ly/K5iHaf
