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Make Readers Care
- Making readers care about characters is crucial for hooking them in the first 50 pages.
- Readers need to be invested enough to want to know what happens next.
Craft Compelling Characters
- Create vulnerable, admirable characters with flaws and a sense of humor.
- Give characters realistic emotions; make supporting characters and antagonists have goals.
Start with Action, Build Bonds
- Start with action, but not the main story event.
- Focus on making the reader bond with the character before the inciting incident.