Let's talk about camp some more...

The opening of a story or, in this case, a novel is one of the most important parts. When an agent or editor goes to read it, the first page needs to knock them out.

I'm working on House on Hickory Hill yet again. I feel as though if I can just get this chapter down solid, it'll help with the rest. The first step in doing so is having a truly incredibly opening, one that summarizes it all. But I'm lost. I don't know how to do it. The opening I have now...it isn't weak but it's not what I want. It's not powerful enough.

I'm not asking for help I guess. Just words of encouragement? Maybe a muse. Maybe I need to track the muse down and beat him with a bat. How's that for being proactive? Hell, yeah.