Last week, the San Francisco-based literary agent Nathan Bransford announced his 2nd Sort-of-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge, inviting writers to send in the openings of their ...

A great introduction is fine art, crafted with great care and purpose. A first impression matters. If the reader never reads past the first paragraph, he will never read your brilliant narrative or ...

Paragraph transition is the movement between paragraphs, specifically how effectively logical order and transitions/transitional devices are used. Arranging ...

You may remember those kids in grade school who struggled to "get it." The concept of paragraphing seemed to elude them, so their words spilled out on paper in a haphazard frenzy. Their work became ...