Whatever you’re working on, you too can write excellent introductions by rethinking your writing process, and by taking a tip from journalism. 1. Write Your Introduction Last Seriously. That’s because I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen writers stuck at the first sentence because they’re trying to write the introduction first. But […]
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