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Dropping the Reader Into the Scene

Published on Sep 23, 2019

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Dropping the Reader Into the Scene

Questions for any narrative that uses this technique
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How does being dropped into a scene pull you into the story? Does it make you want to keep reading? What do you learn from just these few first lines?

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What questions does this opening raise? What background does the reader now need to understand the story? How does the writer supply it?

Consider how else the writer might have started the story. Was this the best choice? Why?

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What else do you notice or admire about this essay? What lessons might it have for your writing?

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