Pictures of actors on the red carpet movie “Treason”

Utilizing an opening scene as a teaser can help prevent that. What is a teaser? It’s simply an opening moment, scene, or sequence intended to hook the audience from the get-go by generating curiosity and/or conflict that leaves the audience wanting more. If you’re not bringing them in until page 8 and/or introducing them after a plethora of other characters, that’s too late. Readers and audiences inherently enter your story with uncertainty because they don’t know what to expect. They immediately start looking for the character to focus on and orient themselves to; they’re begging to meet your protagonist so that they feel safe.

February 9, 2022 | 7:30 pm