Shane Millar is a Fictionary Certified Story Coach and the author of the Write Better Fiction craft guides. He is also the author of the Myth & Magic urban fantasy thriller series.
Shane holds a BA in journalism and is a member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
He has taken too many writing courses to count and enjoys reading as much as possible. Shane is obsessed with five things: the writing craft, mythology, personal development, food, and martial arts movies.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- The key ingredients every book beginning needs
- Why it’s important to hook your reader from the start
- Where newbie – and experienced – writers go wrong with their beginnings
Listen to Shane Millar talk about writing beginnings:
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- The Success Principles – Jack Canfield *
- The Dresden FIles – Jim Butcher *
- How to Write Brilliant Beginnings – Shane Millar *
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I wrote a beginning for my novel where the protagonist came out on his porch and found one of his neighbors dead. I was told that is a cliche. What do you think? The reader finds out later that the woman was a drug dealer who has a bag full of poisoned money. I would be interested in hearing your opinion on such a beginning. d_lee12david@aol.com
D. Lee