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How Do You Start Your Chapters for the Most Punch? Some Simple--and Surprising--Structure Tips for All Genres

How Do You Start Your Chapters for the Most Punch? Some Simple--and Surprising--Structure Tips for All Genres

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Mary Carroll Moore
Feb 06, 2015
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Michelle from New Zealand watched my video on story structure and sent some questions about how to begin a story.  

Although Michelle writes short stories, this question is important for book writers too. 

"Some stories begin with a problem," she wrote, "and it is solved through several small events.  I can't find how the other stories might begin. "

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