tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post1115553417156383731..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Never Polish the First Chapter Until the Final Draft is DoneMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-63587712463616780332008-12-21T12:20:00.000-06:002008-12-21T12:20:00.000-06:00I need to plow ahead more. You have good advice he...I need to plow ahead more. You have good advice here.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-85006653322438372292008-12-21T00:23:00.000-06:002008-12-21T00:23:00.000-06:00Cool blog! Check out mine, it's on books too:http:...Cool blog! Check out mine, it's on books too:<BR/><BR/>http://pizzasbookdiscussion.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>I love mystery and also adventure books. They're great. Have you ever read Dragon Keeper?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059437328618692348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-73527120336256721082008-12-20T18:29:00.000-06:002008-12-20T18:29:00.000-06:00It's funny - my first chapter always makes me happ...It's funny - my first chapter always makes me happy when I write it, but I invariably go back after the rest of the book is done and add a prologue. Main thing is just to get that first chapter done...Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-32584713099442952812008-12-20T12:14:00.000-06:002008-12-20T12:14:00.000-06:00Sound advice, Jean. I think of the first chapter ...Sound advice, Jean. I think of the first chapter as serving the same function as icing on a cake--it entices the reader into the book, the way icing entices the eater to have a slice. Like the icing, the first chapter goes on last. In every draft but the final the purpose of the first chapter is to get the author to the second chapter.Mark Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746027017657987261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-33047349397555341662008-12-20T10:50:00.000-06:002008-12-20T10:50:00.000-06:00I think most novice writers do that, don't you, Li...I think most novice writers do that, don't you, Lillie? And it certainly ruins the plot's rhythm.It can also set you up for writer's block.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-51556681099808853692008-12-20T10:45:00.000-06:002008-12-20T10:45:00.000-06:00Jean,I've met "writers" who have been working on a...Jean,<BR/>I've met "writers" who have been working on a novel for years ... and still aren't past the first chapter. They keep going back to polish it over and over again and never get any further.Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.com