HeyJaredYou've Got Five Pages...To Tell Me It's Good
Formerly Story Cuppings! Every month we visit the local library to randomly select a new release and read its first chapter. As writers, we are told that those opening pages are crucial to hooking readers.
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You've Got Five Pages, The Franchisee by Thomas Elrod, to Tell Me You're Good. (opens the original)
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Welcome back, my fellow creatives! Yup, I'm back to looking at the first five pages of various stories, for those five pages can make or break the engagement of a reader--or an agent. So, let's scope out others' stories to see how they hook an audience! Now, this one I stumbled upon while trying to find something a little different from my previous selections. Ironically, I picked The Franchise because it reminds me of something I have read before. But I'll explain in a second. "Game of Thrones
You've Got Five Pages, Fear the Reaper by David Housewright, to Tell Me You're Good. (opens the original)
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Welcome back, my fellow creatives! Yup, I'm back to looking at the first five pages of various stories, for those five pages can make or break the engagement of a reader--or an agent. So, let's scope out others' stories to see how they hook an audience! David Housewright has a NUMBER of books in his Rushmore McKenzie mystery series--in fact, this seems to be the 25th installment, if I'm skimming the works page correctly. That means I am already going to look at the opening pages with a grain of
You've Got Five Pages, The Dreadfuls by A. Rae Dunlap, to Tell Me You're Good. (opens the original)
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Welcome back, my fellow creatives! Yup, I'm back to looking at the first five pages of various stories, for those five pages can make or break the engagement of a reader--or an agent. So, let's scope out others' stories to see how they hook an audience! I admit, I do judge a book by its cover now and then. The gorgeous sketch of a top hat and eyeball with thick lashes is accentuated by a red teardrop; plus, a lamppost and dark figure of a man are reflected inside the eyeball. It’s a fitting impr
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