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#QueryFail = my novel transcends genre. #oy

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#QueryFail - I wrote this book because everything on the shelves today is junk. #sigh

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Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
Too much exposition can rob that important opening scene of its energy, slowing the pacing & making the ms too easy to put down. #pubtipA closely related opening-scene issue is immediately backtracking into a flashback, instead of propelling the story forward. #pubtip

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Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
Readers don’t always need a lot of world-building or details about protags’ backgrounds to follow along. Layer in more detail later. #pubtipToo much exposition can rob that important opening scene of its energy, slowing the pacing & making the ms too easy to put down. #pubtip

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Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth
The trick is to give the reader just enough info about current situation & characters in order to hook us with their goal & action. #pubtipReaders don’t always need a lot of world-building or details about protags’ backgrounds to follow along. Layer in more detail later. #pubtip

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Down from 80 to 49 fulls in my inbox! #querystats

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I think I respond with this to well over half the queries I receive: stop describing the scene and start giving me action. #CLAQueries











