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Where to Begin the Beginning of Your Novel?

August 9, 2024 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

Story beginnings are hard. Start too early, and readers are bored. Start too late, and readers feel like they can’t catch up. So what’s the best place to start? For one possible answer, check out my blog post on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog: “Why ‘Fashionably Late’ Is a Great Way to Begin.”

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