The following is an excerpt from The Children’s Writer’s Guide.
Many writers work very hard at creating a beginning right at the outset of their project.
It certainly seems logical to start at the beginning, but in my own experience, the opening page or pages are usually the last things that are written.
Once the novel is completed, you can work out the very best way to grab the reader’s attention and retain it.
No matter how good your story is, an effective beginning is crucial.
After all, if the readers aren’t sufficiently interested in your opening page, they aren’t going to read any further.
If you give them the opportunity to put down the book, there’s no guarantee they’re going to pick it up again.
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