143 How to Write Great Beginnings with Sandra Gerth

Episode Show Notes

In this episode we cover: 

• The most common mistakes authors make with beginnings
• What you need to establish in the first act and first chapter
• How to handle prologues and flashbacks
• Hooks
• How to know when you have the right beginning

This week’s question is: It’s mid year. What one thing will you complete by the end of the year?

Recommendation of the week is: The Fantastical Transmogrifier: A Camp Enigma Novel by Patron Jennifer Roundell

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