The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell
Author:James Scott Bell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2002-04-05T05:00:00+00:00
Opening #2
“I'm pregnant,” Sarah said.
“You're what?”
She was sitting on the couch in the cabin, which, fortunately, I'd been able to get into. It was cold and musty, but I didn't notice any of it. Not now.
Number two gives us the action first, then the setting information.
If you want to create page-turning momentum, open more of your scenes this way.
To slow things down for pacing, open more like the first way.
Just don't wait too long to let the reader know why the scene is here, and why it is important.
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