Four Ways to Jump-Start a Slow Beginning
How to kick your story into high gear from page one.
Beginnings: Page 2
Episode 51: Good and Bad Beginnings
Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss what a good beginning should accomplish.
Lessons From the Terrible Writing of Sword of Shannara, Chapter 1
A meandering, flair-over-substance approach spoils this Tolkienesque opening.
The Keys to a Great Opening Scene
How your beginning can hook readers from the get-go.
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