Constructing Awesome Openings, Susan Jessen, Intrepidus Ink, Aug 2025

Constructing Awesome Openings

Think of the start of a story as a dating profile. The opening often determines whether a reader or editor swipes left and moves on to something else or swipes right and keeps reading. Context, commitment, characters, conflict, and clarity can make an opening awesome. CONTEXT Context involves grounding the reader by establishing the setting […]

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