I've always found the real ice breaker is the quick introduction. In other words, I'll find (speaking for my character) something noteworthy...
Swaddled in gloom, as if each brick and every tile absorbed sunlight and moonlight alike, banishing them to a dark and forsaken core.
I couldn't agree more with Carly Berg. Flash fiction is really helping me. I am just getting started with fiction writing (I write a lot of...
There is a very good book titled, "The Successful Novelist" which was written by David Morrell. He wrote, "First Blood." He has several chapters...
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