{"id":18750,"date":"2018-03-29T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=18750"},"modified":"2018-03-28T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T03:30:23","slug":"10-power-techniques-for-starting-your-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/29\/10-power-techniques-for-starting-your-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Power Techniques for Starting Your Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’m excited to announce an upcoming free live webinar<\/strong> with award-winning author and writing teacher, Bonnie Johnston, about scenes and specifically scene openings.<\/p>\n

Scenes are the building blocks of story; and if you can understand how scenes work, and don’t work, you’re a long way to writing successful stories.<\/p>\n

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What do great scene openings have in common?<\/h2>\n

How can you be confident that the first sentence or two of your scene will hook your readers and reel them in?<\/p>\n

Discover the answers in this upcoming webinar.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reserve Your Seat Now and uncover how to craft powerful scene openings…<\/h2>\n

Sign up here: https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/scene-openings-webinar\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: April 3, 2018, 5pm PT\/8pm ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guest Instructor: Bonnie Johnston<\/strong>
\n Hosted by Beth Barany<\/strong><\/p>\n

What You’ll Learn on the Live Webinar:<\/h1>\n
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  • The 4-part structure of a scene<\/li>\n
  • How the scene’s rising action, climax and resolution unfold from the opening<\/li>\n
  • How to know if you’ve started your scene in the right place<\/li>\n
  • 10 powerful scene-starting techniques that will grab your readers’ attention and draw them into the scene’s action<\/li>\n
  • Plus, you’ll get a peek into Manuscript Magic, a masterclass on revision and editing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sneak Peek<\/h2>\n

    I interviewed Bonnie recently\u00a0as she took apart a great scene opening, a mediocre scene opening, and a dysfunctional scene opening — all so we can understand how to write a good one — or fix a bad one. PS. I have short hair now. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n