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I'd like to hear some other opinions on the purpose of the first 13 lines. Is it to inform, hook, explain, reveal, or other. (Yes, I know that some of those are redundant.) For me, I want to be hooked. I don't have to have all the answers up front. I did some research and even OSC doesn't tell all in the first 13. Read Ender's Game for an example. Ender isn't named until the second page and even then he is first called Andrew. The characters in the conversation we read on the first page stay anonymous, but we are hooked into reading more. Of course to do such a feat requires skill and talent like OSC's. Eager to hear your thoughts.
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Generally, if there are major literary problems in the first 13 lines, they will continue through the manuscript. I think that's why some people are so hard in their feedback.
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The topics that Kathleen linked to are very good .. and encouraged me to quit worrying too much at this point. Basic skills and plot outlining are my current tasks.
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