All 9 Story Openings To Avoid in one handy post for easy linking. Happy Reading!
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Your opening pages might be in trouble if… Your novel opens with main character alone & thinking. Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#2) Your novel opens with White Room Syndrome (WRS). Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#3) Your novel opens with the “mindless task” or “everyday normal.” Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#4) Your novel opens with lengthy passage of “talking heads” dialogue. Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#5) Your novel opens with running or pulse-pounding action. Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#6) Your novel opens with prose problems i.e. flowery or overly descriptive verbiage. Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#7) Your novel opens w/pages of backstory/exposition instead of scene Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#8) Your novel opens with bodily functions or the weather. Here’s why.
Your opening pages might be in trouble if…#9) Your novel opens with pithy wit or wisdom. Here’s why.
And bonus openings to avoid might be coming soon. You’ve been warned.
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