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In this close-reading craft session, we’ll pull apart the opening pages of two legendary and influential novels: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Together, we’ll examine how early narrative decisions shape voice, structure, belief, and narrative authority across an entire novel. You’ll learn how openings establish what counts as truth inside your story and leave with practical strategies for strengthening the foundations of your own manuscript from page one onward.