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Why Most First Pages Fail and How to Fix Yours

  • Friday, April 17, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Zoom Online Meeting

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  • Premium Membership includes free entry to all General Meetings, In-Person Workshops and Online Labs for the year. You must be logged in to select this option. You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.
  • Standard and Student members are provided a la carte access to Online Labs at the Member rate of $55. You must be logged in to select this option. You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.
  • Non-Members pay $110 for each Online Lab. Please note that if you choose to join the Guild before registering for this event you will pay a $75 Membership fee, and then attend this event for $55 (50% discount). You will also gain all the benefits of membership in the Guild including 50% off future Online Labs and 50% to 65% (Early Bird) off In-Person Workshops. You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.
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Announcing our next Online Lab

Why Most First Pages Fail and How to Fix Yours



Jayce Carter is a romance author who writes emotionally intense stories filled with morally questionable characters, sharp tension, and relationships that probably wouldn't survive a background check. Her work focuses on voice, character depth, and the kind of storytelling that keeps readers up far past their bedtime. As a workshop instructor, Jayce Carter blends practical craft advice with humor and clear, actionable strategies--helping writers understand not just what works, but why it works. Her goals is simple: help writers create stories readers can't put down (and maybe ruin a few sleep schedules along the way).


Description: Most readers and editors decide within a page whether to keep reading. Learn the five mistakes that kill first pages--and how to write an opening that hooks immediately


Five Key Points to Take Away

  • The three questions every reader asks on page one.
  • The five most common first page mistakes.
  • How to create tension, curiosity, and momentum immediately. 
  • Simple techniques to revise and strengthen your opening.
  • A clear checklist to evaluate your own first page.

Location: Zoom Online Meeting

To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.

Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay.

You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete.

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Event Contact: Ariella Moon
authorariellamoon@gmail.com