How Long to Read Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them

By Peter Selgin

How Long Does it Take to Read Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them by Peter Selgin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Your First Page is unlike any other craft book on writing. It is based on the premise that practically everything that can go right or wrong in a work of fiction or memoir goes wrong or right on the first page. Those first 300 or so words function like canaries in coal mines, forecasting success or predicting trouble. They establish the crucial bond between writer and reader, setting them off together on a path toward the heart or climax of a story—or they fail to do so. From first pages we stand to learn most of what we need to know to succeed as authors. This new workshop and classroom...

How long is Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them?

Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them by Peter Selgin is 362 pages long, and a total of 91,224 words.

This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them aloud.

What Reading Level is Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them?

Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them?

Your First Page: First Pages and What They Tell Us about the Pages that Follow Them by Peter Selgin is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

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