One Simple Trick to Avoid an Opening Page Infodump

Today’s a holiday in the U.S., so I was trying to keep this post super-short. *cough* You can guess how well that worked. *smile*

While you’re here, don’t forget to comment on my Blogiversary post for a chance to win “me.” Want me to beta read for you or pick my brain about a writing or story problem? Now’s your chance! *grin*

We’ve often talked here about how tricky it is to get our opening pages just right. We have to grab readers’ attention (such as evoking curiosity), introduce our chara...