IF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had
your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality.
Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of
manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing
professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to
produce a manuscript that immediately stands out among the vast
competition. And those outstanding qualities, says New York
literary agent Noah Lukeman, have to be apparent from the first
five pages.
"The First Five Pages" reveals the necessary elements of good
writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry,
and points out errors to be avoided, such as
* A weak opening hook
* Overuse of adjectives and adverbs
* Flat or forced metaphors or similes
* Melodramatic, commonplace or confusing dialogue
* Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings
* Uneven pacing and lack of progression
With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable
reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets and
screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to
eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for
rejection. "The First Five Pages" will help writers at every stage
take their art to a higher -- and more successful -- level.
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