There's a moment when you open a book and the very first sentence stops you cold. You read it again.Then once more. Something about it just hooks you in a way that's almost unfair.A single line, ...

A great introduction is fine art, crafted with great care and purpose. A first impression matters. If the reader never reads past the first paragraph, he will never read your brilliant narrative or ...

Step #1: Don't start at the beginning. Opening sentences are notoriously difficult to write. So don't write it, just yet. You do need to fill the page with something, and if you don't put added ...