The Crucial Question You Must Ask in Your Opening Scene
I talked a bit about theme and plot goals in previous weeks’ posts, so once you have all those points…
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Visible Plot Goal Gets a Twist
I discussed in the last post the need for you to establish your protagonist’s visible plot goal in the first…
Plot Goals ~ Seeing Is Believing
The most essential of essentials in your first scene is setting up your visible plot goal. Did I say visible?…
Yes, You Do Need a Theme
Last week we looked at the need to ditch all the back story in our first scene (well, actually the…
Hold Back the Back Story
Because I read hundreds of first chapters of novels a year as a writing coach, contest judge, and copyeditor, I’ve…
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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