The First Two Pages

Every Tuesday, a mystery writer explains how he or she faced the challenges of those brutally difficult–and vitally important–first two pages.

The First Two Pages Blog

Wendy Hornsby The most challenging part of writing a story, whether it’s a short-story or War and Peace, the Sequel,…

Robert Lopresti When I wrote the first two pages of my new novel I had three goals in mind —…

Mark Troy The Maltese Falcon opens with a quick description of Sam Spade (“a blond satan” and “steep, rounded slope…

Earl Staggs To draw readers into a story, I try to reach into their heads and get a good grip…