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Q&A Is it strange if a novel starts the first chapter without one of main characters?

Introducing your story like this is no problem, however if C is normally unrelated to the story you may consider the first chapter not being a de facto chapter and call it an introduction/prologue ...

posted 11y ago by Ender Delat‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:51:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/7827
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ender Delat‭ · 2019-12-08T02:51:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
Introducing your story like this is no problem, however if C is normally unrelated to the story you may consider the first chapter not being a de facto chapter and call it an introduction/prologue instead. It is a common characteristic of an introduction to introduce the plot via a side character. Normally this is a very short chapter comprising of one short scene. If your chapter falls into this description you may want to consider making it an Introduction/prologue.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-05-06T17:34:28Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 1