Thursday Master Class: Unputdownable Openings

Hook readers from the very first page. In this focused, practical session, attending editor Miranda Darrow shows you how to craft openings that capture attention and keep agents, editors, and readers turning pages.

Learn the essential elements every strong beginning needs, the common mistakes that weaken first pages, and how to ensure you start your story in the right place. Using examples from published works and insights gained from reviewing thousands of submissions as a RevPit editor, Miranda will help you ground readers in your character’s goal, motivation, and conflict while building a vivid setting and engaging scene without relying on info-dumps.

Walk away prepared to revise your opening into something truly unputdownable.

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