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Writing Excuses 10.16: What Do I Do With All This Blank Space?

Writing Excuses

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How to Build Trust With Readers in the First Page

Brandon Sanderson: The first line that somebody reads when they pick up Way of Kings is by Brandon Sanderson. In a standard manuscript format, the first page is only 13 lines. "I want to see in that first page, can the author give me character voice?" he asks his listener.

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