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Q&A How are opening chapter expectations affected by genre?

I used to call my novel a techno-thriller but most readers stated they wanted to see more action in the very first chapter. At first I thought of complying, but then realized why would I reveal mor...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Richard Stanzak‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question fiction genre
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:08:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26794
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Richard Stanzak‭ · 2019-12-08T06:08:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
I used to call my novel a techno-thriller but most readers stated they wanted to see more action in the very first chapter. At first I thought of complying, but then realized why would I reveal more about my characters or even the plot if I was writing suspense. Suspense is called suspense for a reason, you suspend aspects of the story that are revealed later. How soon does the classification of a work by genre effect readers expectation of events? Not all comedies begin as comedies. And the same can be said about horror or drama. What role does genre selection play in reader expectations?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-18T03:22:30Z (over 7 years ago)
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