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Start with a Bang: a Personal Journey

Guest Blogger — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

In the age of instant books, does the opening of a book still matter? James R. Preston contrasts and compares the openings of fiction novels old and new.

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Sweet, Scary, or Some of Each

Guest Blogger — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:30:00 +0000

Laurie Schnebly Campbell compares how you entice trick-or-treaters or turn them away from your house to the opening of your book.

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The Blank Page Blues

Guest Blogger — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:01:09 +0000

Kimberly Brock There’s that moment when you open a new document and it’s just so blank. I hate a blank page. It turns me into Jack Nicholson in The Shining. People have different opinions, and there’s always that writer friend who just loves to start a new story. They make noises about it, sniff the […]

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Tips for When You're Stuck in the Beginning

Guest Blogger — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:01:45 +0000

Aimie K. Runyan I just started writing a new book—well, two of them, but that’s a story for another time. Yesterday I sat in front of my screen for hours and ended up with fewer than 600 words to show for it. It seemed like every bit of volunteer work, every mundane administrative task […]

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