Chapter One: What Makes a Story Work?

If you want to write fiction, chances are you started by reading fiction. Do you remember those stories, the ones which completely captivated you, sucked you into another world, and then left you with that breathless, bittersweet feeling at the last page—the satisfaction of knowing the end mixed with the sorrow of knowing the story was over? Those books, the magical ones—they are what made me want to be a writer, from the time I was a small child up until now. But how do those authors achieve that magical sense of a fully captivating story, one you never want to leave? And—more importantly for this book—how can you achieve the same thing in your own writing?

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