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Can’t make it to the live class? No problem! All classes are recorded and made available to class registrants for one month.
Learn how to hook your readers from the very beginning.
Most editors of both magazines and presses will say that they read the first, last and middle page of a story before deciding if they want to read more. Potential readers are even less forgiving. So how do we snag our readers and make them want to read more?
In this class, we’ll look at examples of powerful first lines and pages, and discuss strategies for selecting a powerful first line and first pages. Feel free to bring the first line of your story or novel for a mini first-line “workshop.” We’ll also do exercises to evaluate our current first pages and how to decide if we’re starting our stories in the right place.
In addition, this class will include the option to send in your first page to be workshopped by the class. If you’d like to volunteer your first page, please email WLT Program Director Sam Babiak at sam@writersleague.org with your submission by Wednesday, May 3 at 5:00 PM CDT. It should be limited to one page (between 250-400 words), double spaced, and in Times New Roman 12pt font. Please note: not all submissions will be chosen.
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The deadline to register for this class is Wednesday, May 3 at 5:00 PM CT.