The beginning scene of your novel is arguably the most crucial in the whole manuscript. After all, a good novel opening will hook a reader into buying your book and reading more; a bad one will turn them off completely. To help you avoid the pitfalls of weak book beginnings, here are the top five bad and cliché novel opening scenes.
WORST NOVEL OPENING SCENES:
01:13 - Phone call in the middle of the night
02:44 - Huge paragraphs of exposition/backstory
04:59 - Dream sequence
06:43 - In the middle of a conversation
08:19 - Lengthy setting description
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