For those few that don't read Evil Editor, writers get to post the first 150 words from a novel and have it commented on by other readers of the blog.
I shan't say what I think of this practice.
However the subject of what should be in the first 150 words comes up. It would it should hook the reader. It should present the main character. It should introduce the conflict. It should present the setting in clear & obvious way. Yes...
The sensible thing to do seemed to be to look at the first 150 words of some Real Published Novels and see what they have to say.
So I grabbed some books off my bookshelf. Said bookshelf contains mostly fantasy series, so I took all the book 1s.
I'm skipping prologues.
( It's long )
I shan't say what I think of this practice.
However the subject of what should be in the first 150 words comes up. It would it should hook the reader. It should present the main character. It should introduce the conflict. It should present the setting in clear & obvious way. Yes...
The sensible thing to do seemed to be to look at the first 150 words of some Real Published Novels and see what they have to say.
So I grabbed some books off my bookshelf. Said bookshelf contains mostly fantasy series, so I took all the book 1s.
I'm skipping prologues.
( It's long )
