Hi Everyone, You’ve heard time and again how crucial the opening to your work is, how it’s an invitation to your world, how it offers up promises, the DNA of what’s to come— both thematically and linguistically. So instead of repeating what you already know, please (re)read the deceptively simple opening paragraph of Mexican novelistJuan Rulfo’s PEDRO PÁRAMO:
Ah, the all-important opening. Timely reminder for me. I've been writing and re-writing the opening to my novel over the last few weeks, trying to get it to achieve that invitation, it's not an easy task. I write one version, I think I have it, wait a couple of days, re-read it fresh and I find it doesn't work. Rinse and repeat.
Ah, the all-important opening. Timely reminder for me. I've been writing and re-writing the opening to my novel over the last few weeks, trying to get it to achieve that invitation, it's not an easy task. I write one version, I think I have it, wait a couple of days, re-read it fresh and I find it doesn't work. Rinse and repeat.