Title: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
Product review: Noah Lukeman has a good "handle" on what makes a great beginning in a novel. He very cleverly shows humorous examples of what NOT TO DO. In this book, Lukeman covers everything from Preliminary Problems through Dialogue (very important!) to The Bigger Picture. I love his insightful humor, but must say that Donald Maass'"Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook" gives the writer a hands-on method for working through everything from Character/Plot Development to General Story Techniques. In the final analysis, the writer can read, read, & read, but he/she must then sit down and WRITE THE DARNED THING!! It's the writing/rewriting that makes one a writer!
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