First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Martian
The Martian is a beautifully structured novel (and a terrific movie), and it draws readers right into the story on…
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First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Flight Behavior
This week, in our examination of first pages of best-selling novels, we’re taking a look at Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Flight Behavior…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: See Me
We’re starting off this new year at Live Write Thrive neck-deep into scene structure. Great scenes seem to flow effortlessly…
Looking Back over the Journey to the Heart
“The idea is to write so that people hear it, and it slides through the brain and goes straight to…
The Defining of a Scene
While we’re on this multi-monthlong discussion of all the essential elements needed in your first few pages, I want to…
First Paragraph, First Thoughts
We’re discussing the heart of your story and all the major elements you need to set up in your first…
The Place Where All Stories Begin
I thought it would be appropriate to start the New Year focusing on beginnings. Most authors know that the beginning…
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