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Iāve read thousandsĀ of āpage ones.ā Very often I donāt read page two.
Sometimes all I read is that first page and I make judgements based on what I see there. As an agent and a reader my practice is that if Iām not connecting with the material I move onāand quickly.
I wish I had time to give writers (and their books)Ā more of a chance but I can tell a lot by one page: sense of dialogue, setting, pace, character, voice, and writing talentāyes, usually all from one page. Five at the most.
So how are you supposed to get us past one page?
6 Tips To Hook A Reader on Page One
1. Learn how to balance what readersĀ need to know vs. what you, as the writer, wantĀ to tell us.Ā I can sense a writer who is trying to show off very quickly. It really only takesā¦
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Thanks for sharing this great information, Chris. š
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Perhaps the best essay on the subject I’ve read. What I also liked was that she said everything that needed to be said with as few words as possible . That was a technique I tried to pass on to my ASP history students but they never could stop asking “Yeah, but how long does it have to be?”
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