Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
Episode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.
Freitag, 6. Juni 2025 · 28 min
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Does our story's first sentence cause the reader to ask, "What's next?" Or does the reader say, "So what?" Here are thoughts on creating a tense, sparkling first sentence. Also, how the masters use specific, definite, and concrete details to convince the reader.
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