Welcome back, my fellow creatives!
Yup, I'm back to looking at the first five pages of various
stories, for those five pages can make or break the engagement of a reader--or an agent. So, let's scope out the stories of others to see how they hook an
audience!

This was a treat to read. I grew up on shows like MURDER, SHE WROTE, so to see the back of this book mention a J.B. Fletcher-like protagonist tackling "a demonic murderer with an ironic sense of humor," what is not to like? :)

Waggoner's narrative voice is light-hearted and playful, while the opening few pages are still quite thorough in providing characterization for protagonist Sherry Pinkwhistle without feeling like an information dump. There's even a touch of mystery about our crime-solving librarian: why did she fall out with her fellow magic-loving best friend so many years ago? The structure of the writing and Pinkwhistle's thoughts show readers that this is a little mystery about our main character before the main plot line even begins. It's just enough so these first five pages can delight as well as intrigue. I'm in! And what will we discover in the following story's pages?
We'll have to wait and see. xxxx

Read on, share on, and write on, my friends!