tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post7958069338297447891..comments2023-06-01T19:03:42.636+08:00Comments on Simon Haynes: Which beginning?Simon Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-451230190667473152009-01-17T18:05:00.000+09:002009-01-17T18:05:00.000+09:00I'll probably rewrite the beginning to match whate...I'll probably rewrite the beginning to match whatever ending I finally settle on, so I don't stress about it too much.<BR/><BR/>I'm onto the second chapter now, weaving my little threads and giving everyone humongous problems.Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-74385893086211506182009-01-17T17:56:00.000+09:002009-01-17T17:56:00.000+09:00I'll have to bow to your expertise on this one, Si...I'll have to bow to your expertise on this one, Simon. I don't doubt for a second that whatever you decide will be exactly right for your heroes.<BR/><BR/>However I've re-written "set in stone" beginnings more times than I can count. That first page is so all important that the pressure is really on to hook the reader quickly. Do I make them love the character first? Or get them excited about the character's action-packed lives first? Or do I want to creep them out enough for them to want to turn the page?Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-61246205197094679602009-01-17T17:53:00.000+09:002009-01-17T17:53:00.000+09:00something like this happened to me recently. I was...something like this happened to me recently. I was terribly upset about the corner I'd backed myself into and wasn't sure I was going to be able to go anywhere from there. Later, I came back to it with that "I can do anything I want, DUH," sort of angle, added two or three sentences at the beginning of the scene, and all was fine. It's amazing what a little fresh air and some stubborn confidence will do for you.<BR/><BR/>cheers!Casey Goodrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837129971131504045noreply@blogger.com