My post is late due to circumstances beyond my control.
Factual, but not interesting.
I need to add four elements to make my first scene compelling: character, conflict, specificity, and credibility.
The reader needs someone to focus on.
I'm the person. (Third-person narrative: main character during 1st chapter).
I'm sitting in my office, playing hunt-and-peck on my half-charged laptop. Wind gusts slap my magnolia tree. The tall tree groans and bends as if to reclaim each scented flower.
I blink away tears, ignoring the tightening of my throat. It's only a tree...
Humor:
"It figures," she mumbled under her breath. Stepping over a limb of the Magnolia tree, smack-dab in the center of the living room. "Mom finally paid off the mortgage..."
Please visit the blog posts of the other members.
I apologise for the lack of pictures.
While I do not have a tree in my living room, WiFi/ power is spotty. (Wind and rain, too.)
Connie
Please visit:
Dr Bob: https://wp.me/p3Xihq-3IG
Anne Stenhouse https://annehousenovelist.wordpress.com
Skye Taylor https://skye-writer.com
Sally OdgersSally: https//behindsallysbooks2.blogspot.com
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