In the eight, and final episode, of Write the Story podcast, Autumn and Jesper starts out by reviewing whether the introduction of the protagonist in chapter one has been handled well enough.
After that, they take a closer look at the opening and closing lines of the story.
The opening line is the first chance to snare the reader’s attention and get them into the story. Such a demand could suggest an impossible mission for a single sentence, but as you’ll learn in this episode, that’s actually not the case.
A great opening line should: Show the character, Capture the soul of the story, Invoke curiosity in the reader, and could make use of Dialog.
The closing line is a bit different. Here, you need to pay attention to Pacing, whether or not this sentence is Sending the character Off in a strong way and Hints at the Future.
Do you want the book, Jesper and Autumn are using as a guide for this podcast series?
Get it here: https://books2read.com/Plot-Development
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