Behind the Curtain: The Three-Step First-Sentence Formula for Instant Reader Immersion
You can be the most comprehensive plotter in the world. You can know your characters inside-out. You can understand motivation and backstory. You can have every single plot point and twist planned meticulously. But when you begin to write an actual dramatic scene…
Everything falls apart. Or, worse, you can’t get a grip on how to start.
This week, I’m looking at the first few sentences of any scene. How can a writer make those opening lines immediately propelling? How can just a couple of sentences immerse a reader?
Behind the paywall, I’m providing a three-step method to immersive first lines. Check all three boxes, you’ve got an immersive scene opener:
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