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Story Openings–Part 1: Elements of a good opening

02/08/2012 Write Well, Write To Sell 821 Views 0 Comments editing,  good writing,  good writing techniques,  indie publishing,  novel opening,  novel writing,  rick taubold,  show don't tell,  story opening,  writing

From Rick: The opening of your story is the most important piece of writing in the entire work because this is where you either engage or lose your reader. In today’s market, where e-books abound and readers have the opportunity

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