The winner of a copy of “Wheels of Change” is
Jeri!
Congrats, and thanks to everyone who commented.
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DISCLAIMER: If the contents of this post about how to write effective beginnings seem familiar to you, you’ve got a good memory. You’ve also probably been reading the MUF blog for at least two years. Let me explain.
A couple of years ago, I posted about key elements that should be present in a story’s opening lines, and I used Wendy Mass’s Every Soul a Star as a model. Today’s post is going to revisit the same book. And I’m so lazy, most everything else is the same, too. But there’s one key difference:
Wigs.
Now, instead of reading, sit back and relax. Grab your favorite beverage. Then take just 3 minutes to watch my video on what you can do with your story’s opening lines in order to hook your readers.
So . . . what’s a book you’ve read that pulled you in from the opening line? What struggles and/or successes have you had at crafting your own effective beginnings? Feel free to post in the comments below.
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Along with his MUF posts, T. P. Jagger can be found at www.tpjagger.com, where he provides brief how-to writing-tip videos as The 3-Minute Writing Teacher plus free, original readers’ theatre scripts for middle-grade teachers. You can subscribe to his e-newsletter and/or his YouTube channel in order to be notified when new videos are posted in “The 3-Minute Writing Teacher” series of how-to writing tips. |
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Racial intolerance, social change, sweeping progress–these form the background of Darlene Beck Jacobson’s historical novel, WHEELS OF CHANGE, pubbing this month.
It’s 1908, and Washington D.C. is a turbulent place for 12-year-old Emily Soper to be growing up. For Emily, life in Papa’s carriage barn is magic, and she’s more at home hearing the symphony of the blacksmith’s hammer than trying to conform to the proper expectations of young ladies. When Papa’s livelihood is threatened by racist neighbors and horsepower of a different sort, Emily faces changes she’d never imagined. Finding courage and resolve she didn’t know she had, Emily strives to save Papa’s business, even if it means going all the way to the White House.
Kirkus Reviews says: “The strength of the text lies in Jacobson’s ability to evoke a different era and to endear readers to the protagonist.”
This is Darlene’s debut novel. When not writing, she enjoys baking, sewing, and tea parties–as well as hanging around forges watching blacksmiths work their magic. You can visit her at www.darlenebeckjacobson.com Congrats, Darlene!
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