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Common, repeatable methods of achieving particular storytelling effects or of avoiding narrative pitfalls.

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How can I write an attention-grabbing first line?

So, the beginning of any story needs to capture the attention of the reader, so he continues and wants to find out what's happening. A Confederacy of Dunces starts "A green hunting cap squeezed the t …
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