Vlog: Where to Start Your Book?

Trying to figure out where to start your book can be beyond difficult, so today I'm sharing some tips starting with the inciting incident.


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8 comments:

  1. Madeline OsigianJune 16, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    Awesome! I was just Googling "best novel hooks" today, trying to make sure my opening isn't boring. So this post is perfect timing for me!

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  2. Ken CaseyJune 16, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    Cool. The magic words are: 'Inciting Incident'.

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  3. NatalieJune 16, 2015 at 11:38 PM

    This is really helpful! I've been trying to figure out where to start some of my stories so this is a wonderfully timed vlog. :)

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  4. Ava JaeJune 17, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Yay! I'm so glad the timing worked out so well for you. :) Happy writing!

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  5. Ava JaeJune 17, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Indeed.

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  6. Ava JaeJune 17, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    Woot! It's always so fun and great when timing works out. Glad you found the vlog helpful! :)

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  7. Aimee HyndmanJune 22, 2015 at 3:20 PM

    Ugh. Openings are the worst for me. I can plot the rest of a novel and I'm great at endings but on most novels, I'll rewrite openings some two to five times. Once ten times. Its hard to tell how much info you need to get out before the inciting happens and sometimes I shoot myself in the foot by making my inciting incident and ensuing plot too complicated. Woot.
    Really good vlog as usual!

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  8. Ava JaeJune 23, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    Thanks, Aimee! I have the opposite problem—my beginnings are often (though not always) relatively intact from first to final draft, but endings present a massive challenge for me.


    I can understand how a complicated inciting incident would make figuring out the opening a little more complicated. CPs and betas can be great for figuring out if an opening is/isn't working, though!

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