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2. Write a Bangin' First Chapter (All the Dos and Don'ts)

2. Write a Bangin' First Chapter (All the Dos and Don'ts)

Update: 2024-08-151
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Your first chapter is the first impression of your novel, and so many authors religiously get stuck on it. There's a plethora of advice online on what you should and shouldn't include in a first chapter, so we thought we'd add to the pot, hopefully, to clarify this hodgepodge rather than stir further confusion into your brain. You'll be the judge of that!


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2. Write a Bangin' First Chapter (All the Dos and Don'ts)

2. Write a Bangin' First Chapter (All the Dos and Don'ts)

Char Anna