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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 26 MIN

Episode 156 - How to write the fast start.

from Essential Guide to Writing a Novel · host James Thayer

Many readers only give a story ten or twenty pages before putting it aside to look for something more interesting.  A fast start is the best way to maintain the reader's interest.  Here's how to write the fast start.  Also, how Alice Munro worked, and Richard Ford's rules of writing.Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more.  Each episode is focused and about 30 minutes.  The full class—all 20 episodes—is available now for a one-time price of forty-nine dollars.  If you want structured, concise guidance, click the Buy the Master Class link in the show notes to get started.Support the showBuy the master class.

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Many readers only give a story ten or twenty pages before putting it aside to look for something more interesting. A fast start is the best way to maintain the reader's interest. Here's how to write the fast start. Also, how Alice Munro worked, and Richard Ford's rules of writing. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course covering plot, characters, dialogue, scenes, sentence-level craft, and much more. Each episode is focused an...

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