Start strong: How to edit your novel’s first chapter
Your cover grabbed a reader’s eye. Your title kept them interested. Your blurb pushed them over the edge to purchasing.
But you’re not in the home stretch yet, as a writer — you still need to nail that first chapter.
Writer’s Digest presents a case study with author Audrey Wick and her editor, Julie Sturgeon, on how they strengthened Wick’s opener.
See what changes they made and the four strategies for editing your first chapter on Writer’s Digest.