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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...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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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
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Richard Stanzak
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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
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System
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2017-02-18T03:22:30Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 2