Episode 088: How to Hook Your Readers on Page One – Starting Your Book With a Bang
The Kate and Abbie Show
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Don't Wait Too Long Before the Inciting Incident Hits
I really put a lot of thought into these exact things when I wrote The Blood Race. In that first chapter, it's dealing with a character who is basically tormented by their own superpowers. And the inciting incident all happened in chapter one. So as soon as you build what matters to the character, you can basically push them outside of their comfort zone as quickly as possible.
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