tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post6021499659429695830..comments2024-02-18T07:27:48.299-08:00Comments on Amparo Ortiz: Awesome Beginnings: Links On Perfecting Your First ChapterAmparo Ortizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-91296308255202921972010-10-20T11:44:11.839-07:002010-10-20T11:44:11.839-07:00GRRREAAT Timing! I just decided to do Nano. A bit ...GRRREAAT Timing! I just decided to do Nano. A bit late, but OH WELL! LOL Thanks for link : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-61610505771645574862010-10-20T07:15:20.366-07:002010-10-20T07:15:20.366-07:00Oh yeah, opening pages are tough! I think I've...Oh yeah, opening pages are tough! I think I've polished mine to a high gloss at this point...now I just need to do the same with the rest of the MS, LOL! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-47812919979378247862010-10-19T17:51:28.178-07:002010-10-19T17:51:28.178-07:00Thanks for these amazing links. I struggle with be...Thanks for these amazing links. I struggle with beginnings so much. I don't even know how many times I've rewritten the beginning of my novel.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-43838955397377818222010-10-19T15:16:59.004-07:002010-10-19T15:16:59.004-07:00Thanks for the great links! I hope you feel bette...Thanks for the great links! I hope you feel better!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-33943369123831012322010-10-19T13:13:22.401-07:002010-10-19T13:13:22.401-07:00Oh you gorgeous creature!! I've been re-writin...Oh you gorgeous creature!! I've been re-writing my first paragraph since JULY!! My first paragraph. I've not progressed past it yet. <br /><br />I feel your pain!!! :-)<br /><br />Good luck with yours and thanks for these links too! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-82574027896757830952010-10-19T12:38:07.123-07:002010-10-19T12:38:07.123-07:00Hope you feel better! Thanks for all the linkage, ...Hope you feel better! Thanks for all the linkage, I'm excited to sink into them.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-8659225655682551582010-10-19T11:48:29.618-07:002010-10-19T11:48:29.618-07:00Openings can definitely be tough. I'm off to ...Openings can definitely be tough. I'm off to read some of the great links you've supplied. Thanks!<br /><a href="http://lisadgibson.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover</strong></a>Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-89541607408004396692010-10-19T11:45:33.925-07:002010-10-19T11:45:33.925-07:00What timing! I just deleted my first chapter after...What timing! I just deleted my first chapter after realizing (um, thanks to a 10 page crit I won from an agent) that it sucked. It was the wrong beginning for my project. Turns out chapter two was a better place to start. But now I'm rewriting it so that it works as a first chapter. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-20195066354694825812010-10-19T10:59:34.633-07:002010-10-19T10:59:34.633-07:00A timely post considering I'm about to "s...A timely post considering I'm about to "start" a new project and am considering NaNo this year. Thanks for all the links.Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-19245778386198902382010-10-19T09:31:35.993-07:002010-10-19T09:31:35.993-07:00Wow! What a great list of links! You've given ...Wow! What a great list of links! You've given me lots to read and research today. <br /><br />Oh, and you SO do not suck at beginnings, Amparo! You've hooked me, so I know what I'm talking about. ;)Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-38746982126882067442010-10-19T09:31:21.402-07:002010-10-19T09:31:21.402-07:00I'm checking them all out. Thanks for the link...I'm checking them all out. Thanks for the links!Cinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453731550912619157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917729637280439180.post-78101703816533651632010-10-19T08:24:08.413-07:002010-10-19T08:24:08.413-07:00I love openings. I guess I'm strange like that...I love openings. I guess I'm strange like that. But I struggle with the middle. *sigh*Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.com