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Auror
I've hit a problem in my revisions. I know the following about first acts of a novel:
It must have a compelling hook
It grounds readers in the protagonist's perspective.
Has a complete arc of its own but also urges us toward the next.
Contains or suggests the end of the story.
I believe that a have the first two taken care of. The last one I think I have...kind of hard to subtly give away the end of the book at the beginning. It's the third that I have some trouble with. I have the first part but I'm not sure it would count as an arc in itself. Would it apply to emotional arcs? The protag succeeding in an emotional way? Or would a more active, action-driven arc be better? I know it depends on the story itself. But to a young adult audience, between ages 11 to teens, which would be better? One, the other, a combo of both? Especially for fantasy.
It must have a compelling hook
It grounds readers in the protagonist's perspective.
Has a complete arc of its own but also urges us toward the next.
Contains or suggests the end of the story.
I believe that a have the first two taken care of. The last one I think I have...kind of hard to subtly give away the end of the book at the beginning. It's the third that I have some trouble with. I have the first part but I'm not sure it would count as an arc in itself. Would it apply to emotional arcs? The protag succeeding in an emotional way? Or would a more active, action-driven arc be better? I know it depends on the story itself. But to a young adult audience, between ages 11 to teens, which would be better? One, the other, a combo of both? Especially for fantasy.