The Kate and Abbie Show

Episode 142: How to Make the Inciting Incident Happen in Chapter One


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Do you want to kick your story off with a bang and captivate your readers in chapter one? The secret is to make us care about your characters and write an explosive inciting incident within those crucial first few pages of your story. That's why, in today's podcast, we're exploring how to shove your characters outside their comfort zone in the first chapter of your book and keep your readers turning pages until the final chapter. Let's dive into this!

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