Bill Johnson reviews the opening preface to the novel Twilight to explore how readers are engaged and pulled forward to turn the first page. He explores a process he calls Question, Answer, Question; that using a first sentence of a novel to raise a question, and using a second to begin to answer that first question while raising a second question. Bill is the author of A Story is a Promise and Deep Characterization, and webmaster of Essays on the Craft of Dramatic Writing! at http://www.storyispromise.com. Bill is a produced playwright and an optioned screenwriter. He has taught at writing conferences around the U.S.

Bill is author of A Story is a promise (http://www.storyispromise) (less info)