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Openings

How to Tell the Difference Between a Hook and Inciting Incident

Writing 101: How to Fix an Infodump

How to Pair Your Book’s Beginning and Ending to Satisfy Readers

6 First Page Inclusions for Drawing Readers In

Three Emotion Problems to Avoid in Your Story Opening

Three Essentials for Engaging Reader Emotion in the Setup

Four Must-Haves in the First Two Paragraphs of Every Chapter or Scene

Strategies for Smooth Scene Openings

The Importance of a Great Opening in a Novel

Story Not Behaving? Try Going Deeper into Structure

Opening Scenes: 3 Critical Elements

The 8 Points of Progress

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