DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.
Episode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.

Episode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.

Update: 2025-06-06
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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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Episode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.

Episode 168 - Making our first sentence sparkle.

James Thayer