'you're trying to manipulate me into turning the pages cos your writing's not up to doing it on its own'.

I can relate to that. I don't like things which are too obvious!

Deb

Yup, me to. Thinking of the prologues thread, I find them very annoying when they start things off with a bang, and Chapter One whimpers. The tension-setting is too creakily obvious.

Emma

I can see why people do that, it's the idea that in order to bag an agent you have to have a belter of a first chapter, and to do that you need loads of action. You'd be better off with a slow first chapter full of quality writing.

I'm sure that's right, and why agents are suspicious of prologues - they tell so little about what's coming after...

Emma