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Nancy Clements's avatar

Thanks for the article Julie. I’ve been struggling with my first paragraph waffling between two options and this clarifies some things for me. BTW, I loved Yellowface…June is so messed up!

JH "Joãowow" Lucas's avatar

Love this! To paraphrase: “the hook establishes the character’s ordinary world in an extraordinary way so that the reader takes the bait… the inciting incident upends the character’s life and sets the larger plot in motion…”

Helen Landalf's avatar

Excellent explanation, Julie! I think I’m guilty of getting those two story elements mixed up.

Andrea Yarbough's avatar

This is super helpful - thank you!