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how to start your story

Writing Lite Tip #29: Your first sentence should start “in media res.”

August 26, 2014 by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Start in the middle of things.

The first sentence of every chapter, and especially the first sentence of the book itself, should begin in the middle of the action. It will intrigue the reader and make them wonder what’s been going on before. 

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