Unlock the Secret Timing: Where Should Your Inciting Incident Truly Land to Hook Readers?
Followed by a strong first paragraph.
Followed by a strong first page.
Followed by a strong first scene.
If you do all that, then it really doesn’t matter when the inciting incident happens, because your reader already committed to the story from the very beginning. The inciting incident just gives your reader words to explain why she’s committed.
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