5 Powerful Ways to Begin a Scene
The opening lines and paragraphs of your story, and every scene within it, must grab the reader’s attention and pull him/her into the viewpoint character’s experiences. If they don't, readers will lose interest...or never get invested in the first place.
There are a number of ways to begin a scene, and using a variety will keep your story engaging, keep readers guessing, and make them turn those pages!
In this week's writer coaching session, we'll discuss how to use each style of scene opener to best serve your story.
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📖 CHAPTERS:
0:01 Introduction
0:36 A Gift for You
1:37 What a Scene's Opening Should Accomplish
2:03 Opening a Scene with Setting
3:49 Opening a Scene with Action
8:48 Opening a Scene with Dialogue
9:43 Opening a Scene with Narrative Summary or Indirect Thought
13:13 Opening a Scene with a Shift in Point of View
14:28 This Week’s Power-Up
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