First Page MISTAKES New Writers Make ❌ avoid these cringey clichés!

Here’s the scary truth: your first page is either going to MAKE or BREAK your book. Let's face it: your reader will judge your story based on what they see on this first page, and if you don’t pull them in… they'll probably close the book and move on to something else.
It’s a lot of pressure! That’s why, in this video, we’re breaking down the DO’s and DON’Ts of page one. Common mistakes new writers make that doom their book from the start… and how to avoid these pitfalls to make your first page truly explosive and unputdownable (with side-by-side examples of good vs bad story hooks!)

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✨ C H A P T E R S ✨
00:00 How to start a novel?
00:59 DON'T start with a cliche hook
02:45 DO create a "story question"
04:15 DON'T start with a white room
05:23 DO anchor the reader in sensory detail
06:41 DON'T start with out-of-context dialogue
07:36 DO use dialogue to show what matters
08:43 Want to write page-turning tension?
10:33 DON'T be mysterious
11:58 DO give your character a micro-goal
13:25 DON'T front-load world-building
14:52 DO show world-building through action
16:32 DON'T overdo the prose
18:00 DO hint at the MC's inner conflict
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