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How to Start a Story: 30 Opening Scene Examples

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Bryn Donovan

Sometimes it’s hard to know how to start a story, and that’s why I pulled together these opening scene examples. I’m going to talk a little more about first scenes than first lines, though I’ll mention some first lines, too. These are only some of the many good ways to start a novel. I know it can be hard to figure

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