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Assuming that all of the characters are unique, interesting, and stand out from the rest of the cast, is there a limit to how many characters I can introduce in the first chapter before my reader s...
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2019-12-08T05:21:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T05:21:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
Assuming that all of the characters are unique, interesting, and stand out from the rest of the cast, is there a limit to how many characters I can introduce in the first chapter before my reader starts struggling to remember who's who? If not a limit, is there a certain number (or maybe a percentage relative to the total amount of characters in my cast) that is considered "good" or "reasonable" to introduce in the first chapter?
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2016-06-20T04:03:24Z (over 8 years ago)
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