Quote:
Originally Posted by fjtorres
Really?
Cause I can get a lot more...
...and we are *supposed* to get a lot more.
If there is one thing that writers get hammered into their heads is that you need a strong lead; either a quick hook or a clear narrative voice, preferably both.
One paragraph was all I needed to know that Gaiman's STARDUST was going to be a jewel.
|
Of course you did not know that. It is a standard technique of authors to spend a lot of time with the first paragraph and the beginning of a book because they know that a lot of people read that in book stores. So you were lucky that the rest of the book held the same standard.