Want some help on reading Rogues series!!!!!

[SaebeR III]

Hi all..........I am new in Rogue series and i dont know which one is the first book in Rogue series.........There are so many books named Rogue like Rogues Return, Rogues Teatament, Rogues Resurgrnce etc.........Which one is the first part? I am reading Rogues Testament.....is it the first part of the series? Please help!!!!!

Edit: Wrong spelling on the sub edited

[SteveMill]

Rogues Testament is the first one. It was my first attempt at creative writing. Hope you enjoy it.

Steve

[SaebeR III]

Rogues Testament is the first one. It was my first attempt at creative writing. Hope you enjoy it.

Steve

Thanks for the reply........It is great........But to be honest, i felt a little bit boring in the first 20 pages.........But after that, its a great story........Thanks again

[Graf_Grau]

Rogues Testament is the first one. It was my first attempt at creative writing. Hope you enjoy it.

Steve

Your first attempt? wow are you sure you need the lessons? I figured it was one of just many

[SteveMill]

No - it was me starting. For the first at least a few chapters it wasn't even intended to be a book and no doubt the opening is nowhere near as good as it would be if I rewrote it for publication. I've learned a lot since then, particualrly about the do's and don'ts, hooks etc. A published version would be a lot tighter for starters.

As a rule of thumb good writers have to write half a million words of crap before they get good. I think of the Rogue series like that - me practicing. Hence the diversions, deliberate changes of style etc when I think 'let's try this.'

[Graf_Grau]

As a rule of thumb good writers have to write half a million words of crap before they get good. I think of the Rogue series like that - me practicing. Hence the diversions, deliberate changes of style etc when I think 'let's try this.'

D'oh, another 400k words to go then before I can even pretend.

[SteveMill]

As a rule of thumb good writers have to write half a million words of crap before they get good. I think of the Rogue series like that - me practicing. Hence the diversions, deliberate changes of style etc when I think 'let's try this.'

D'oh, another 400k words to go then before I can even pretend.

Tell me about it. At least we're getting a head start on learning from feedback. If you spot it in a library you might find

'Write Away,' by Elisabeth George interesting. It's out in paperback now. She's a detective story writer (The Inspector Lindley Mysteries series). It's full of useful tips on things such a viewpoints, voice and dialogue and is copiously illustrated with extracts from hers and other author's books.

I haven't read any of her stuff but she's sold millions and so must be doing something right.

A great tip she has is: always have a THAD in a dialogue scene.

A Talking Head Avoidance Device. Some activity or focus around which people are talking, preferably symbolically related to the a theme of the story or scene.