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Nonfiction writers: Start every chapter with a story
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Nonfiction writers: Start every chapter with a story

ByJosh Bernoff November 10, 2020May 3, 2023

I don’t care whether you’r writing a memoir, a historical narrative, or a business book full of advice. You should start every chapter with a story. Why? Because stories draw people in. It’s that simple. Here are the starts of some chapters in my first book Groundswell. Would you want to read these chapters? When…

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