The Burden of Your First Five Pages
Noah Lukeman, in his book The First Five Pages (published in 2000), says “Over the years I’ve read thousands of…
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A Deep Look at Deep Editing
What makes the difference between a good novel and a great one? Simple: the editing. Seasoned fiction writers know that…
Considerations for the First Page of Your Novel
I hope you know why it’s so important to craft a terrific first page. Surely if your first page is…
The Crucial First Page of Your Novel
My latest craft book in The Writer’s Toolbox series just released. Here is a preview excerpt from First Pages of Best…
Wrapping Up Our Look at Best Seller First Pages
Sadly, I’m bringing this look at first pages to an end—at least for now. It’s been an intriguing journey looking…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Sword of Summer
For our final post that looks at best-seller first pages, we’re going to take a look at one of Rick…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Fire Touched
This week’s first page falls under the genres of urban fantasy, action-adventure, and romance. Author Patricia Briggs has many fantasy…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Selection
Each week, we’ve been taking a look at the first page of best-selling novels of various genres and seeing how…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Support and Defend
I promised you last week that I’d give you a much better, stronger first page, and so I jumped at…
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