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Breathing Life into Lackluster Beginnings

October 2, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

By Kelley Lindberg Beginnings. They aren’t easy. You’d think they’d be. After all, that’s where every story starts. How hard can it be, really? You just jump in a start telling the story. But many potentially good stories are stabbed through the heart by the dull wooden stake of a lackluster beginning. The problem with […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: beginnings, craft, openings, revision

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