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  • Why you shouldn't panic so much about your first line
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    Why You Shouldn’t Panic So Much About Your First Line

    December 25, 2017

    A lot of importance is placed on the first lines of novels, and for a writer trying to get their work published, there is no shortage of pressure heapedĀ onto the opening line.

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