What should go on your book’s opening pages? Is it true that you should begin with action? Should you introduce the characters first? Explain the world? Perhaps write a prologue? What kind of beginning might inadvertently mislead the reader?
That’s what we’re discussing in today’s episode.
Asking the questions is independent bookseller Peter Snell. Answering them is me!
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