tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post7606778372105871983..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : AUTHOR LOFTY IS 'ALL IN' WITH FIRST CHAPTERUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-70912587092150231452012-09-16T10:06:54.473-06:002012-09-16T10:06:54.473-06:00Excellent blog, Donna.
I learned long ago in my ...Excellent blog, Donna. <br /><br />I learned long ago in my writer infancy to start a novel in the middle of the action, in the middle of a scene, then let the world-building come to life around the characters and the choices they're making in that moment. Backstory should only filter in in small pieces where and when it's appropriate. <br /><br />Even so, it's sometimes hard to edit down to that "kickstart" openning. And I STILL have the occasional contest judge tell me they want more background, more description and more world-building added to the beginning. (No. No. And no!) <br /><br />Putting on my reader hat, the hardest thing for me to do is <i>start</i> a story. My reading time is so limited, the author really has to grab me by the collar and drag me into the scene, or I may set the book down and not pick it up again for a long, long while. I have to have my emotional investment fix from page one. Or at least by page three. Really solid writing might hold my attention that long even if the hook gets set a bit late. L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-64966984684058747862012-09-15T01:14:13.874-06:002012-09-15T01:14:13.874-06:00Thanks, Donna. This really had me thinking about m...Thanks, Donna. This really had me thinking about my stories and whether I've at least introduced all the elements of those points in my opening chapters or not. Also that 50 pages 'rule' gives me a bit of an insight into what's perhaps expected in the industry. Back to work...Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.com