I don’t normally feature websites for writers and it is so rare to find a website who’s only focus is encouraging writers to write literary fiction. Bill Cole emailed me recently to let me know about his website
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The Opening Line
Novels, on average, have about 300 pages. At 250 words a page that would make a 75,000 word novel. Regardless of the abundance of words, it’s the first few pages that determine a reader’s interest in a story and whether they will