In relation to a novel, have people have found it usual to do an amount of introduction and description (waffle) in the first chapter, which I think is what I usually do, or jump right in to the middle of the action/speech?
I have just posted the first chapter of my new novel on the shared works page, demonstrating the 'jump right in' method!
https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/profile/c-ballantine/work
Any comments and advice welcome.
Thanks in advance!
Jump in...both feet and attitude. All the rest is the work of the delete button!
Much better English!
Jump in...both feet and attitude. All the rest is what the work of the delete button
Thank you for the comments and advice. I did think it was a bit too vague, but sometimes it's hard to tell when you've been staring at a particular bit for a few days trying to work out if it's ok or not!
Guess it's only the first draft too, so plenty of time for re-working.