Episode 30 - Hit the ground running: how to write a great opening line

March 07, 2015 • 00:13:01
Episode 30 - Hit the ground running: how to write a great opening line
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 30 - Hit the ground running: how to write a great opening line

Mar 07 2015 | 00:13:01

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How do you start a story? With a compelling opening line, of course. In this episode we will look at how you can write a great opening line, what the most important objective for an opening lines is, and how the dimensions of story can help you. We'll have a look at some great opening lines from literature, and a couple of bad ones that I've made created just for the episode!
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