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Do Your Opening Pages Really Matter That Much?

Your opening pages send all sorts of messages that transcend the actual story you are telling. They are your introduction, your initial handshake, your non-verbal communication that you are a writer to be taken seriously.

Tim Schildberger
Conquering Contest SeasonThe Writers Store
The Case of The Incredible Shrinking Story Department…Scott Foster
DECODING STORY: Elevate Your Writing Using Script Coverage TechniquesScript Magazine
Breaking & Entering: Five Things Readers Wish Every Writer KnewBarri Evins
Short Circuit: It’s Not Me, It’s YOU – The “Reader Factor”Dan Goforth
20 Little Things That Make Script Readers Hate Your ScreenplayBrian O'Malley
Breaking & Entering: The Audience Is ListeningBarri Evins
SUBMISSIONS INSANITY # 9: Submission Techniques GUARANTEED To FailLucy V. Hay
Meet the Reader: A Few Things We’d Really Like You to Stop DoingRay Morton
Submissions Insanity #2: Crazy WritersLucy V. Hay
Breaking In: Abandon Ship? Or, Don’t Give Up the Ship?Staton Rabin
BREAKING IN: Frankly, My Dear, I DO Give a DamnStaton Rabin
Good Writers, Bad RewritesStaton Rabin

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