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More on opening lines

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jeff

So we know that your open­ing line, or at least your open­ing para­graph, will define the tone and style of your story. We know that the open­ing line needs to be snappy and pow­er­ful to win over casual browsers at … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Opening lines and tone

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jeff

Con­sider two open­ing lines, both con­vey­ing the same idea. As plans go, it was right up there with the Mag­inot Line. and The plan sucked. Which one is bet­ter? The first line is fun­nier and more styl­ish. It also has a way of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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