CeCe Lyra

And I've designed checklists, actual checklists, that you can use to ensure that your story's beginning is seducing your reader.

We'll cover how to write a great first line, different types of beginnings and how you can choose the best one, the best place to start and the best way to start.

Yes, these are totally different things.

When it makes sense to add a prologue and when it doesn't.

How to frame your inciting incident in an appealing way.

how to balance exposition and mystery, how to include context but not weigh it down with too much backstory, and what to do if your story has more than one POV or timeline.

Most of all, I'm going to show you how to make readers want to turn to chapter two.

Join me for this multi-day course designed to help you break through the noise.

You'll leave with a clear, actionable breakdown of exactly what goes into a terrific beginning.

If you've already signed up, come prepared to take lots of notes.

We're talking hundreds of slides with real-world examples and specific techniques, plus a super fun surprise that I can't wait to share.

I hope to see you there.

Have you been sitting on the fence about signing up for the Beta Reader matchup?

Or have you signed up before but haven't yet found your writing soulmates?

The next matchup is the last one for the summer, so don't snooze on it.

Get matched up with those writing in a similar genre and or time zone so they can critique your work as you critique theirs.

Your manuscript doesn't have to be complete to sign up for this 3,000 word evaluation.

This particular matchup will be open to registrations from now until the 1st of June with the matchup emails going out on the 2nd of June.

For more information and to register, go to BiancaMarie.com and go to the Beta Reader matchup page.

and welcome to our show, The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.