Writing an Attention-Grabbing First Chapter: How to Keep an Agent Reading

YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR IF: You're a writer who is getting ready to query agents You're a writer who has received a request from their query, but a rejection from their manuscript You're a writer who is willing and able to revise You're a writer who is still deciding where their story begins You're a writer who is struggling with pacing, back-story, and character development ABOUT THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR Congratulations! Your query made it out of the slush pile and an agent requested your manuscript. Now make sure they'll want to keep reading your novel by having an attention-grabbing first chapter. Between queries, clients, and requested manuscripts, an agent only has so much time to devote to reading new material. If an agent isn't engaged from the very beginning, there's a slim chance they'll keep turning the pages. Literary agent, Sarah LaPolla represents young adult, and adult fiction, and is a big believer in the power of a great opening chapter. She share