Tossing this in here, because Wendy Thomas did a great list that I should probably tattoo on my left forearm.
Friday Fun is a group post from the writers of the NHWN blog. Each week, we’ll pose and answer a different, get-to-know-us question. We hope you’ll join in by providing your answer in the comments.
QUESTION: How do you test your story’s opening?
Wendy Thomas: First of all, I sit on it. After I write my story, I give it time away to do a little bit of maturing. Because I’ve got tech writing in my blood and I feel comfortable with plotting (as opposed to pantsing) once the story and I have both had time to settle down, I go over the beginning with a checklist that looks very much like the rubrics you had to use when writing high school papers.
- Is there a hook?
- Have I introduced the hero?
- Is there conflict?
- Have I created tension?
- Is there too much back story?
- Have I grounded the…
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