{"product_id":"the-first-five-pages-a-writers-guide-to-staying-out-of-the-rejection-pile","title":"The First Five Pages: A Writer'S Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (RARE BOOKS)","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to produce a manuscript that immediately stands out among the vast competition. And those outstanding qualities, says New York literary agent Noah Lukeman, have to be apparent from the first five pages.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe First Five Pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereveals the necessary elements of Used writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* A weak opening hook\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Overuse of adjectives and adverbs\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Flat or forced metaphors or similes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Melodramatic, commonplace or confusing dialogue\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Uneven pacing and lack of progression\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe First Five Pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewill help writers at every stage take their art to a higher -- and more successful -- level.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45157608554682,"sku":"2R60Y70N5-Used","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/TheFirstFivePagesAWriter_SGuideToStayingOutoftheRejectionPile.jpg?v=1758056492","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/the-first-five-pages-a-writers-guide-to-staying-out-of-the-rejection-pile","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}