HConn
Re: Recent events
UJ, I hope that by "first draft" you mean first draft you'd be willing to show as a first draft, and not the get-the-words-on-the-page draft.
Let me draw some parallels between James' first draft and the opening chapter of the book I read.
First, both of them were supported by solid research. Is there anything more reassuring, when you pick up a new book, than finding that the author(s) know the subject they're writing about? It really helps me, personally, feel that I am in good hands.
Second, both raise questions that would not be easily answered. What're the brass cannons for? Who is the woman's lover? Also, you get the sense that the answers will not be given easily; they will have to be earned.
Third, both have the sense that there is a huge blank space on the map that the protagonist is about to enter.
I'm sure there is more, but that's what jumps out at me.
UJ, I hope that by "first draft" you mean first draft you'd be willing to show as a first draft, and not the get-the-words-on-the-page draft.
Let me draw some parallels between James' first draft and the opening chapter of the book I read.
First, both of them were supported by solid research. Is there anything more reassuring, when you pick up a new book, than finding that the author(s) know the subject they're writing about? It really helps me, personally, feel that I am in good hands.
Second, both raise questions that would not be easily answered. What're the brass cannons for? Who is the woman's lover? Also, you get the sense that the answers will not be given easily; they will have to be earned.
Third, both have the sense that there is a huge blank space on the map that the protagonist is about to enter.
I'm sure there is more, but that's what jumps out at me.