Authoring a book
 

I am presently working on a book I'd like to finish within the next 3 years, and I would like to send the first 5 chapters of it to a couple people and receive feedback. I know that the opening chapters of any book are critical if you wish to keep the reader's interest.

Additionally, I'd like to see if peoples' thoughts on the book differ based on their respective ages.

If anyone is willing to help me, I will be forever greatful. What I would send you is a little over 14,000 words, which should take most people 1-2 hours to read.

Please respond here or PM me if you are interested in doing me this small favor.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Authoring a book
 

bradley_abc@yahoo.com

im a pretty quick reader.

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me mid 30s

more action , less narration. let characters actions reveal their charactyer
for example, if you want to show worlds new tech in future, show characters doing something and mention 'rocket shoes' in passing. narrating ab out rocket shoes is p;retty boring.

maybe not do in chrono order
btw, pretty obvious young guy and old same guy. i think. heh. could do it from olds perspective flashback to youth or soemthing i dont know.

start with bang, maybe scene where his dad died, or some other 'intense' scene.

only read about half got bored.

put a quote (before) every chapter, like in 'neverness' i think tghats coolo.

iirc orson scott card wrote some books on how to write (eg, show not tell), those were pretty good.