tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post4860038715078378973..comments2023-11-09T07:09:33.891-08:00Comments on Utah Children's Writers: Killer first linesSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166492055392141231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-27572955709660319662013-01-05T14:52:48.678-08:002013-01-05T14:52:48.678-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-91918874898334116722013-01-05T14:51:58.124-08:002013-01-05T14:51:58.124-08:00I hear ya, man. You carefully plan your action adv...I hear ya, man. You carefully plan your action adventure to build and build to a thrilling climax, and you get a rejection because it looks like a quiet book on the first page, which is all that was looked at. Right. A quiet book full of death and destruction and suspenseful chase scenes, with sword fights and explosions and deadly monsters. But your MC is an orphan farm boy and the first scene shows him at home with his goats. In the second scene, which was part of your submission but was apparently not read, he's attacked by the evil wizard and his pet giant scorpion, but the first scene is critical to expose character and to show that this is the day when everything changed. Not fair at all.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.com