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IWSG
Day Question: If you could use a wish to
help you write just one scene/chapter of your book, which one would it be?
Oh my! If pennies were wishes, right?
But IF wishes were magical and always came true then I'd probably wish for help with my opening scene/chapter as it's where I most often struggle with self-doubt as I have a tendency to second-guess myself. I'm always paranoid that my opening scene isn't compelling enough to snag readers attention and draw them in. I often struggle with the decision of whether to write a Prologue or jump right into the current mayhem in my characters lives. As a reader, I know how important those first few pages are because heaven knows they've either hooked me or caused me to put a book back on the shelf more than once. So yes - when I rub my magical penny and toss it in the wishing well, chances are good I'll be asking for help and guidance writing my opening scene.
How about you? Which scene or chapter in your book would you wish for help in writing?
I agree, Sandra! Those first pages are your only chance to grab new readers and set the tone for what they can expect to find in the rest of your book. I can't start a new project until that first scene is golden. Here's to great beginnings!!
ReplyDeleteYou write such compelling opening scenes, Nancy! Your books always draw me right in. I will continue striving in an effort to even come close.
ReplyDeleteWith me, it's the opposite--it's the endings I struggle with. However, I often don't know I've struggled with them until an editor tells me they need work.
ReplyDeleteEditors are worth their weight in gold.