tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post8327633931897818144..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Making First Page PromisesSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-88061848090243521552010-02-25T10:42:50.771+00:002010-02-25T10:42:50.771+00:00Brilliant! It'd be Bath for me.Brilliant! It'd be Bath for me.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166250660630642263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-74192015730261838642010-02-25T10:24:35.290+00:002010-02-25T10:24:35.290+00:00If you've got that not-quite-right feeling you...If you've got that not-quite-right feeling you need to act on it - see today's post! But it sounds as if you've been your own writing friend and got it right. <br /><br />Yes! I'm planning some one day workshops in Bath, Oxford and Truro on How to Write a Novel and How to get a Novel Published. Just sorting out dates at the moment.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-83019685204449296572010-02-25T09:04:17.072+00:002010-02-25T09:04:17.072+00:00Thanks for the post, Sarah. It nudged me to go ba...Thanks for the post, Sarah. It nudged me to go back to my first page – there was something not quite right, I felt. But by moving a para from the second page it now works much better (I think) and the reader knows more about the heroine's state of mind and what sort of book it is.<br /><br />My rewrite is nearly finished – just the last chapter to do, plus the synopsis. <br /><br />I've been meaning to ask you, do you ever do one day workshops, or that sort of thing?<br /><br />ATBLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166250660630642263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-22949047648310183702010-02-24T21:59:45.055+00:002010-02-24T21:59:45.055+00:00Glad the comment works for you, I think it applies...Glad the comment works for you, I think it applies to most books (which is just asking for exceptions...). But when you think that an agent may only look at a first page, it makes sense to be sure that what you're offering 'fits' the rest of your novel.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-80922884972091889092010-02-24T11:27:10.266+00:002010-02-24T11:27:10.266+00:00Hi Sarah
Great idea and seems so obvious. shall st...Hi Sarah<br />Great idea and seems so obvious. shall start looking at all first pages in this way now! Must also get along her more often (i.e. turn up!) to remind myself of all your good advice. <br />AliBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com