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I've read some books that open by introducing the main characters in their mundane lives by beginning each sub-section of chapter 1 with something like "3 days and 17 hours prior". For instance, th...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:35:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Melissa Alone
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2019-12-08T09:35:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've read some books that open by introducing the main characters in their mundane lives by beginning each sub-section of chapter 1 with something like "3 days and 17 hours prior". For instance, that would be followed by a couple pages that introduce main character and setting, then another subheader "2 days and 4 hour prior" begins the introduction of character 2 which goes on for a page or two, etc. until all necessary 'Kansas' characters/events/concepts have been introduced. Some might think that heavy-handed, but I think it's an elegantly simple solution that could involve practically no re-writing, builds anticipation, and unambiguously let the reader know "hang on, the payoff is coming".
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-08-09T21:10:29Z (about 6 years ago)
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