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Q&A How to introduce a large amount of characters in the first chapter?

So, I have a novel idea where the lead characters (seven in total), all have to be introduced in the first scene in my novel. I've already started with a basic idea, but I wanted to know if anyone ...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:04:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/39799
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kale Slade‭ · 2019-12-08T10:04:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
So, I have a novel idea where the lead characters (seven in total), all have to be introduced in the first scene in my novel. I've already started with a basic idea, but I wanted to know if anyone else out there has done it, and if so, how do you do it so the reader is not bogged down with all the details of a character? I don't want the reader to be overwhelmed by these characters.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-02T18:24:57Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 4