After reworking my query and the opening few pages based on feedback from the Backspace Conference, I had been eagerly awaiting my opportunity to read some of the update material to my writers group. Last night was the meeting, and it went well.
The group has become quite large, so the time allotted for reading your work and receiving feedback is quite limited. Therefore, I was only able to read most of the first two pages (single spaced). Many in this group had heard the original prologue and opening chapters. Before reading these pages, I explained that I had dropped the prologue.
The reaction was basically that they liked the original opening, but that this one was even stronger. They told me that the dialogue was very good and the action started quickly enough.
There were a couple of very minor suggestions, plus one suggestion that I think is a terrific idea, turning one phrase of dialogue into something a little more that can reveal something about the world I am introducing. I am working now on that change!
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