In the Beginning

It’s February, we’re on day 5,392 of snow/bitter cold/ice/biting wind (let’s not even get into politics), and all I want to do is lose myself in reading a great book. And yet I have picked up and put down three different books without getting sucked into any of them. Is it my current frame of mind, or is it the books?
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/02/11/in-the-beginning-3/

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Interplay in Openings

As if you haven’t heard enough about openings…yeah well, here’s something more to think about…
Openings are critical. They have to accomplish a lot. That’s the common wisdom and there’s much advice available, including from me. However, there’s one piece of advice you probably haven’t heard before: do less.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/06/interplay-in-openings/

#CRAFT #adviceforwriters #DonaldMaass #novelopenings #writing
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