This week we discuss how to create that gripping first chapter.

We explore 3 completely different, but equally genius, first chapters; talk about the do's and don'ts of grabbing your readers' attention; then finish up with a fun and interesting exercise!

Word of the week: Defenestrate - Throw someone (or something) out of a window.

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SHOWNOTES:

0:01 - 2:25 : Intro and word of the week

2:26 - 7:22 : Our opening thoughts on good beginnings

7:23 - 14:15 : Little Women 

14:16 - 25:10 : Anne of Green Gables

25:11 - 28:55 : Prologues

28:56 - 35:17 : Pride and Prejudice

35:18 - 46:34 : Andrea's bad beginning

46:35 - 57:21 : April's bad beginning

57:22 - 1:03:08 : Closing thoughts and Haiku 

Haiku:

Everything was gray

You walked into my life, and

Now I see color.

-Andrea M Grafton

Melted cheese on bread,

A tea tray and a movie:

A me-and-you day.

-April Wilson

Intro sound effects used with permission from freesound.org and provided by: fellwell5, kgatto, inspectorj, stubb, stu556

Intro piano music composed by Andrea M Grafton