Today is a compilation of previous posts on the topic of how to open a story or novel. These are among the most popular posts here on Fiction Notes, so I gathered them in one place for you.
- 12 Ways to Open Your Story: The Story in Miniature
- First Page: An Editor Discusses Why It Is Important
- Prophetic Openings: How to Set Up the Ending at the Start
- Openings: 5 Ways they Go Wrong
- How to Improve Your Weak Opening
- SCENE 19: Special Scenes: Openings
- 4 Goals for the Opening Chapters of Your Novel
- Just Write It: Stop Second Guessing until You Revise
- 9 Tips on Opening Lines & Opening Chapters of Your NaNoWriMo Novel