The novel’s first page is a sacred contract with the reader. The fine print is written between the lines. This is my best writing—continue if you want more.
I’ve read 25 books already this year, and frankly, the self-published novels are getting this wrong.
Take great pains to craft the first words carefully, because the reader will fling the book aside if she can’t figure out what the book’s about.
Take great pains to craft the first words carefully, because the reader will fling the book aside if she can’t figure out what the book’s about.
