I have taken some great classes at the Emerald City Writers Conference. I've heard over and over, start your book with action, but is this always the only answer?
I asked Sherry Thomas
How do you open your books?
"Last summer, at the Romance Writers of America’s national conference, I participated on a panel with two agents and three other writers of historical romance. The topic was about debut historical romances that had caught publishing houses’ attention, and sold either at auction or in a pre-empt.
At one point, my agent, Kristin Nelson, read the opening paragraphs of my debut novel PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS to the audience:
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