What is it with me and openings lately? I had DREAMER’S ROSE starting with the main character sitting and waiting for something to happen. It did happen, very shortly, but that’s still not a very exciting opening. Not exactly riveting. I’ve fixed that one. At least now he’s preparing for something to happen.
Then what do I do? I turn around and start MAGE STORM with the main character being bored. Once again, something starts happening right away. But, really, I have to come up with a better start than boredom.
MAGE STORM is based on a short story, which will basically be the first chapter. But I wanted to make the opening more relevant to the YA audience. I fell back on what I felt while doing similar tasks at that age. That’s how it happened. I really need to come up with something a tad more interesting, though, I think.
Oh well, that’s what first drafts are for. Make a note and move on.
Meredith Mansfield, Author 
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