What agents look for in the first few pages and why.By the end of the presentation, you know how to establish characters readers will care about, how to set the right pace for your story from the very beginning, and how to avoid common pitfalls that can get in the way of your literary ambitions. You gain insights as to how agents go through their slush pile and what they look for in the projects they want to pursue. You learn how to craft opening pages that can capture and sustain readers' attention and compel them to keep turning the page. In this on-demand webinar, instructor and literary agent Annie Hwang (Folio Literary Management) teaches you how to make the first few pages of your manuscript shine. So what makes some submissions successful, while others receive form rejections and never manage to make it out of the slush pile? What prevents agents from wanting to read beyond the first chapter? The first page? The first paragraph? The first sentence? ![]() If an agent isn't hooked by those first few pages, it's unlikely that they'll want to read more. Strong opening pages are essential to getting your submission noticed and read by an agent. The first impression is sometimes your only impression.īefore an agent can fall in love with your project as a whole, they must first fall in love with your submission. Your are a writer with strong ideas, who needs help implementing them. ![]()
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