Friday, July 23, 2010

Pyrrhic Victories

Second technique for reader identification: set up one of those strange
contradictions of being human in the first paragraph. Pyrrhic victories are good here.

• How could you hate someone you loved?
• He wanted to go home but was afraid to.
• It was what she’d wanted for years—so why didn’t it matter now?

For more techniques, stay tuned. Or check out First Pages at Bamwriters.com.

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