Lisman

[Lief Erikson]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
I don't really know...I'm guessing/hoping 300 pages.

It's actually the beginning scene of the book, not a short story. And I don't plan on the whole thing being so descriptive... It's really more to emphasise the holiness of the occurance. Though of course, I do plan to be fairly descriptive.

I'd advise your having a different beginning scene to the book. Or, perhaps it could be the beginning of Chapter 1, and have a prologue come first that is full of blazing action. The point is to grip the reader from the start, and grip 'em hard. They'll pick the story up off the shelf and look at it, and open to the first page after reading the jacket. Actually, perhaps they'll flip through it, but if they open to the prologue, it'll be good to have something that'll interest them rather than a wave of description.

How structured is your plot, thus far? Do you have it written out, as far as what actions and happenings lead to what, in an outline?