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If You Want to Write a Story: 5 Tips for Inspiring Creativity in Young Readers and Writers

Award-winning writer/illustrator Jeff Mack breaks down how young readers and writers can get started writing their own stories.

The Prohibition Against Prologues Tiffany Yates Martin

6 Tips for Writing a Compelling First Sentence Deanna Martinez-Bey

What They Don’t Teach You in MFA Programs: 5 Rules for Writing Stories That Work Chris Mooney

Famous First Lines Reveal How to Start a Novel Zachary Petit

7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great Elizabeth Sims

8 Ways to Write a 5-Star Chapter One Elizabeth Sims

How to Start Your Mystery Novel Hallie Ephron

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