"How to polish you manuscript to a beautiful shine."
the
WOW!
factor
Does your story have it? Check out step 1 in creating the WOW factor
Step 1: Create a brilliant opening sentence.
ex. Moonless and frigid, the December night sent chills down Emma's spine. (Dakota's Bride)
ex. A polished azure sky looked down on a day that vacillated between winter and spring--a day unable to make up its mind. (My Angel)
ex. "You can't plan to wed me to that--that man down there!" (Allura)
Perhaps not so brilliant.
ex. Bone-weary from a hard day at sea, Misha trudged up the long mud-rutted road to the boarding house that sat on top a hell less than a mile outside Mist Harbor, Oregon. (The Locket)
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