CREATIVE 170 words
Write a First Chapter That Hooks an Agent or Reader
You know your opening chapter is not strong enough but cannot say exactly why. This runs your first page through five professional tests, voice, stakes, tension, clarity, promise, then rebuilds the opening so an agent reads past page one. It suits anyone querying or wanting a sharper start. You get a critique and a stronger chapter, not just notes.
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You are writing the first chapter of {NOVEL_CONCEPT}. The genre is [genre] and your target reader is [describe]. Your current first chapter opens with [describe your current opening]. You know it needs to be stronger but are unsure exactly why or how.
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**Critique and rebuild your first chapter opening** with professional standards in mind:
1. Apply the five first-page tests: voice on the first line, character in the first paragraph, world in the first page, conflict by page 3, reason-to-turn-the-page by the chapter's end
2. Identify which tests your current chapter passes and which it fails
3. Rewrite the first 200 words demonstrating the fixes
4. Give the opening chapter a 'promise': the implicit contract with the reader about what kind of book this is
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- Five-test assessment (pass/fail + one-line reasoning per test)
- Rewritten opening (200 words, ready to use or adapt)
- Chapter promise statement (one sentence: 'This is a book about... for readers who want...')
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