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Aradhana's Musings's avatar

Strong openings are like the entrance doorway to a home, one who can carefully unlock the secret can achieve wonders through their writing!

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Exactly, what’s your favorite approach to an intro?

Aradhana's Musings's avatar

I love to start with a fun fact, or painting an enticing picture!

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Great approach!

George Ziogas's avatar

Strong openings really do set the tone. If the first few lines spark curiosity, readers usually stick around. Clear frameworks like these can make the process feel less intimidating.

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Geogre, I am glad you found it useful. Thanks for reading!

Wendy Patterson's avatar

Very helpful info! Thanks Maxim!

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Wendy, you are welcome! Thanks for reading.

Adrien Behn's avatar

saving this for tomorrow morning when I work on my piece! thank you for this :)

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Adrien, you are welcome! Thanks for reading.

Myriam Da Silva's avatar

I am a big fan. You never disappoint Maxim. Thanks for another great article and inspiration.

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Myriam, thank you for your support! It means a lot. I am glad you found the article useful.

Robert Springer's avatar

Great info, recently added a prologue to my manuscript to drop the reader into a scene that’s tense a few chapters in but without giving much away but want to relook a that first few chapters after reading this.

Maxim Spasskiy's avatar

Hi Robert, I am glad you found it useful. How many pages do you plan to have for your book? Thanks for reading!

Calibrated Chaos's avatar

Solid advice here