Thriller 101

Literary Agent Amy Nielsen on How to Fix Your Opening Pages (Part 2)


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Your opening page has 30 seconds to hook an agent or it's as good as a rejection.

Literary agent Amy Nielsen reveals the cliché openings that kill manuscripts, the scene structure 90% of authors get wrong, and her "General-Specific-Personal" formula that eliminates info-dumping while building irresistible voice.

What You'll Learn: 

- How to avoid cliché openings that scream "amateur"

- A literary agent's simple test to tell if your opening is actually a scene 

- The inciting incident strategy that finds your perfect entry point 

Episodes to Check Out Next

- 2 Literary Agents & an Author Weigh in on How to Write Your Opening Pages

- Agent C.L. Geisler Reads a Submission & Shares How Agents Evaluate Opening Pages

- Literary Agent Amy Nielsen on How to Write a Query Letter that Gets Attention

- 90% of Writers Make THESE Writing Mistakes Interview with Ex-Literary Agent Karyn Fischer

Get the list of 125+ Literary Agents who rep Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, and Crime Fiction

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