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My novel technically has two inciting incidents: One in the first chapter, and another five chapters later. The later incident really kicks off the story. What can I do to make sure that everything...
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System
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2019-12-08T06:26:44Z (over 4 years ago)
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James
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2019-12-08T06:26:44Z (over 4 years ago)
My novel technically has two inciting incidents: One in the first chapter, and another five chapters later. The later incident _really_ kicks off the story. What can I do to make sure that everything that happens before this, the first five chapters, are interesting enough to keep the reader going until he/she gets properly established in the story?
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System
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2017-05-09T08:35:19Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 3