tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post115050875061858426..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Critique This! #1LDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-1150559370194013272006-06-17T09:49:00.000-06:002006-06-17T09:49:00.000-06:00Facts or story first? Either way works as long as ...Facts or story first? Either way works as long as it reads well. You could just as easily move that first paragraph down to #4. <BR/><BR/>I prefer not to have someone start off with paragraph 5, 6, or 7. There's no hook in those. If you hook me in your query then I know you understand how to do that, and hopefully you will also hook me with chapter 1, paragraph 1, sentence 1.LDS_Publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-1150511850002397132006-06-16T20:37:00.000-06:002006-06-16T20:37:00.000-06:00Thank you for the swift critique. I appreciated yo...Thank you for the swift critique. I appreciated your comments. Yes, I do struggle with redundant repetition! :) Thanks for calling it to my attention here.<BR/><BR/>I actually had the facts of the story in the first paragraph and then swapped the order to submit the letter to you. As a rule, do publishers prefer the facts first (type, length, etc.) or an overview of the plot to grab their attention?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, "Hang On" HopefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com