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Insight 015 — FIRST CHAPTER

  • Alex Revival
  • 3 days ago
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DIALOGUE 5: FIRST CHAPTER

Eight people quit on page one.

MAYA: They probably weren't my readers.

LAPTOP: Fourteen more quit on page three.

MAYA: Chapter three is where it gets good. That's when Elena's secret is revealed.

LAPTOP: They didn't reach chapter three.

MAYA: They needed to trust the pacing.

LAPTOP: Page one opens with the weather.

MAYA: It sets the mood.

LAPTOP: Gone Girl opens with Nick thinking about his wife's skull.

MAYA: That's a completely different book.

LAPTOP: Yes.

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