Should You Open with Conflict or a Thrill?

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As they reach the end of this season, the Writing Excuses hosts focus on integrating the topics they discussed this year into actionable advice. In this episode, the focus on beginnings and hooking the reader. How do you introduce conflict into your work while taking into consideration your genre? How do you establish—and then break— the “normal” in your world?