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Originally Posted by Anthony G Williams  That sounds a tad risky. I'm so pressed for time these days that if a book fails to grab me in the first chapter or so I'm liable to drop it. Also, agents and publishers tend to want to see the first two or three chapters, and will decide as a result of that whether or not they want to read the rest. So if the first part of your story is not representative of the rest, you could be missing out. |
Risky, but if the first few chapters are written well and it is clear that the events of the story FORCE the character to either mature or fail, then the publisher will realize that you are developing a character. Also, the first three chapters are usually accompanied by a present tense synopsis of the rest of the story. So, if the first three chapters are well done, they'll read about her maturing and then query to see the rest to judge if it warrants publishing.