Opening chapter ideas

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Exposed: Laid Bare by S.R. Grey chapter header

Opening scenes are often written first and edited so many times, that after a while it’s easy to overlook the fact that they may no longer be the best choice, and that there may be more effective ways to begin your story. How well does your opening scene… Grab the reader’s attention? Introduce the main…

Title of chapter and number broken by the graphic element of a line, which also has a hierarchy with the number of the chapter having more importance. Quite like the drop cap that extends above rather than dropping

Beautiful interior book design - Chapter Headers. Custom and premade designs. Specialists in Fantasy books.

Chapter header and first page, a full bleed graphic of a poem LM Augustine wrote for this book, Two Roads, (which features in later chapters). Each chapter also has an intro poem, like you see centered under the title, and the tildas mark every scene break.

The first chapter of your book is your first and (often) last chance to make a good impression on readers and get them hooked. There are three things you need to do to make sure that happens. Click the pin to read the post on how to write the first chapter of your book! #writers #write #writingtips #writinganovel #bookwriting #writinginspiration #thewriteen #characterdevelopment #creativewriting #characterbackstory #novel #book

Image courtesy of Tumisu via Pixabay Hi SErs! It’s a day of Harmony here at Story Empire :) Today, as promised, we’re here to close up this series on prologues with an easy, at-a-glance…

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Here is the 5 most common ways to start a story.