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Q&A Is the first page of a novel really that important?

I am reading in a few blogs like this that the first page of the novel is really important if it has to get published. Is this true? Can a good story not compensate for an ordinary first page. I h...

6 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by codeNewbie‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by DPT‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:38:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47102
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar codeNewbie‭ · 2019-12-08T12:38:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am reading in a few blogs like [this](https://www.harpercollins.com.au/blog/2019/04/09/first-page-manuscript-important/) that the first page of the novel is really important if it has to get published. Is this true? Can a good story not compensate for an ordinary first page.

I have a first page which is the introduction of my characters in a pub, is it advisable to bring up the thriller on 3rd page to the first page and restructure my story.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-04T13:16:08Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 36