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Opening Lines, Scenes, Chapters: Best, Worst, Fix Them, Write Them
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…
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SCENE 19: Special Scenes: Openings
30 Days to a Stronger Scene Table of Contents I’ve written about opening scenes so many times that today, I’m going to send you off to read some of these: Larger Than Life Character in Chapter 1. Maass suggests, for example, that you think of things your protagonist would never ever say, think or do;…