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Originally Posted by The Curious Orange  So where do I draw the line? A lot of my early chapters involve characters going about their daily lives, describing the world around them, thinking about their lot, meeting other characters and having expository conversations with them, etc etc. If I cut this stuff out, the book is quicker and pacier, but also less rich and detailed. The characters become more immediate, but less well rounded.
Where should I draw the line? Opinions, please. |
I think that the early chapters should introduce the core characters of your story but they also need to involve some form of action to hook the reader and keep them interested, I don't know about anyone else but if I picked up a book and the first few chapters were about the character going about his normal life (unless the character was a soldier or bounty hunter or something) then I'd get bored very quickly.
In the book I'm currently writing (or attempting to I should say) the first chapter introduces three or four main characters, includes a barfight and a hint of a "bigger things" I have showed the first chapter to a variety of people who have mostly said they want to know what happens.
In my opinion, you should open with a quick introduction and introduce some form of conflict, theres always time to add more depth to the characters along the way.
Hope this helps...