Right, fiction novel, now I feel stupid. Sorry, I should probably mention that I spent all of my school years (seriously all of them) writing...
How does anyone feel about seeing things like maps, family trees, and glossaries in the beginning of a fiction novel? I've heard mixed opinions...
hi again Ed, I meant that I wrote two versions of the first chapter; one in first and one in third. I was trying to see how each one felt as I...
GingerCoffee: currently I have it where she is telling the story of her parents as though she were there and it gradually flows from that past to...
no-name: no, she lives.. so are you suggesting that I maybe do like 'Part one' where those first few chapters are done in third, and a 'Part 2'...
Okay, I recently asked for some advice on where to start off in a novel. now I'm in POV hell. I have written my first chapter in both first person...
Ed, that is a brilliant suggestion and I will do it. I'm ashamed I didn't think of it and I will be sure to let you know if your prediction is true!
EdFromNY, my first chapter has all of those problems. I don't have what you might call knowledgeable support. I'm the only one in my family that...
Shadowfax, let me ask you this: Is it better to rewrite one chapter until it's perfect, then move on to the next, or write the whole thing, then...
The dream thing is good, thank you! It doesn't apply to this project but definitely for another one I was writing and put on hold.
Okay, I can work with that, but what kind of questions? How do I as a writer decide which things need to be presented to the reader and which...
I have an intro to my story that I love. But the first chapter, not so much. I feel like the chapter is necessary because it's the where the story...
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