We can all agree that your opening scenes are your only chance to capture your reader's attention. It's what hooks them into the story.
Your first scene and several scenes that follow are your story's setup.
The setup is essential to master. You have to be concise, deliberate, and selective with what you reveal and withhold. You don't want to give too much away too soon.
Your beginning scenes must accomplish several things simultaneously. And in this episode, I'm boiling it down to 4 essentials.
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#125: How To Write Conflict Into Every Scene
#124: How To Hook Readers In Your Opening Paragraph
#123: A 2-Step Process To Start, Write, And Develop Your Story
#122: How To Stick To Your Writing Goals
#121: 3 Varieties of First-Person Narration
#120: Writing In First Person: 5 Challenges And How To Conquer Them
#119: Your 6-Step Story Outline
#118: Before You Outline: 3 Core Foundations To Build First
#117: 3 Ways To Create Convincing Characters
#116: Story Triggers: How To Generate Powerful Fiction and Memoir
#115: How To Develop A Multi-Dimensional Story Setting
#114: Third Person POV Simplified
#113: How To Write Exposition Without Boring Your Reader
112: 3 Tips For Writing Dynamic Dialogue
#111: How to Structure A Scene in 3 Acts
#110: 3 Powerful Ways To Show Character Emotion
#109: Your Top 5 Character Questions Answered
#108: 3 Things Published Authors Do Differently
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