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How to nail your first chapter by establishing the premise.

Welcome to my series of helpful writing tips to get you to 50k in 30 days(or less)! With my New Zealand timezone advantage I'm kicking things off early. Starting your story is often the hardest step. If you haven't got a clue what to write yet, don't panic, check out my prep post about how to plan your 30 day novel over here. Or you can check out my blog for the post with a daily dose of silly doodles. If you're ready to dive into chapter one, then you're in the right place. If you're starting your story elsewhere, may god have mercy on your soul.

Meeting Expectations
Or, how to nail your first chapter by establishing the premise.

A lot goes into a first chapter. There's characters and worlds to introduce, plots to establish, and of course, catchy first lines to think up. But there's another aspect of first chapters that I think often goes overlooked: establishing the premise of your book, in case you hadn't guessed from the overly verbose title of this post.

The premise of your story is the main selling point. It's what makes your story interesting and different from other stories. When a reader picks up a book they have a certain expectation about what that book contains. This can come from the cover art, the marketing material, the blurb, or even because you gave them a sales pitch. You've already told them what to expect, and now is the time to show them, and fulfill those expectations.

There's a reason sci-fi movies love opening with a shot of a spaceship flying over an alien planet.

Movies are a great medium to see this effect in action. The purpose of your opening is not just to begin the story, but to hook the reader. Chances are if they're reading you've already piqued their interest, and this is your chance to hook them in for the long haul. And you do that by giving them what you promised. Jurassic Park opens with dinosaurs gone wrong. Pirates of the Caribbean opens with the aftermath of a pirate raid. Lord of the Rings opens with an enormous fantasy battle. With elves. For instant fantasy, just add elves.

Once you've figured out your premise it will help shape everything in the first chapter, from establishing the story through the inciting incident, to writing a powerful opening line. While I don't advocate spending too much time on your opening line for a first draft--it's more of an editing task than a writing one--having a strong premise will help.

Here's an example from the first-draft opening-line of my 2017 NaNo, the conclusion to my satrical sci-fi series.

'This is why Artificial Intelligence is dangerous,' Zai shouted into his face.

That's one of the main themes of the series--and focus of the third book--summed up in one sentence, as well as showing a bit of character from one of the main characters and introducing the mood of the scene. This one will still be the subject of a lot of editing (eventually), but I like it because of its simplicity.

The first chapter is also where you introduce the premise of your main characters, and establish their character arcs. What are their flaws that will have to be overcome in order to achieve their goals? Often, in a first draft, you may not have an answer for this. Or, you may have the flaw, but are unsure about how it will be resolved in the plot to come. If that's the case, then just keep in mind this mantra for your November to come:

It's a first draft. Don't worry about it.

That concludes this introduction to introducing your book. The premise is what your book is about at the most basic level. Once you have that figured out it will make everything that follows much easier!

I'll be back again tomorrow with another post about how to make sure your character is the right protagonist for the job!

Thank you, and write something every day.

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My kind of nail art ^ ^

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is so detailed, it also manages to nail the art of a buzzkill

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Slipping Through

No one ever expects the girl with "sunshine" and "encouragement" flowing out of her to be dealing with such terrible feelings.

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No one expects her to be the one who drinks just to escape the loud hum of her thoughts in her head.

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No one expects her to be the one who would sit on her couch, completely numb. Clenching her nails into the palm of her hand just to feel something.

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No one expects her to be the one who wakes every morning dreading the day to come.

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She wouldn't expect herself to be this way either. She would have thought that she would have found the key to joy and have learned how to hold onto it but instead, every time she finds it, it slips right through her fingertips once again. She knows the secret but turn to this unsatisfying world for fulfillment.

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Maybe music could fill her? Beautiful art? Maybe the right cup of tea? Surely the plants in her room could bring her something more than just oxygen? Bring her purpose, happiness; hell - maybe just contentment? Quotes on the walls? Another drink? Watching reruns of 80s movies?

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None of it helps. Would anyone expect it to?

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How could she get better? The key falls into her hands for a glimmer of a moment, and falls right through again.

Submitted October 30, 2018 at 08:09PM by huskerred07 https://ift.tt/2yCss3d

Troupe Master Grimm concept art - Infected Grimm (and possible SPOILER ALERT, if you haven't completed the game).

Follow up to the storyline when Grimm is not banished (NKG fight takes place) and the Grimmchild now takes the role of the Troupe Master. Fast forward to the Radiance fight: after defeating her, dream essence rushes out of her (when the Knight slashes her open with void tendrils) which is consumed by Grimm (since he's now in the dream/nightmare realm), thus manifesting the Radiance's power.

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This does (seem to) fit the lore, especially considering the Troupe Master's Journal Entry which mentions that:

1. He travels through dreams, and the Radiance fight takes place in the dream realm after Dream Nailing the HK).
2. He consumes flames, aka fears/nightmares (although this is mainly speculation I've come across in multiple online posts, there is no concrete piece of lore that describes the true nature of said flames).
3. Of a kingdom's fall: The Radiance was a ruler of Hallownest, and has fallen, also ending her rule over the countless infected minds. Yes, she wasn't technically the ruler after being sealed away, but the implications of the fight seem similar.

Thus, Infected Grimm is born. But not infected in the traditional sense. The gleam in his eye leaves no doubt as to who is in control. This would be a boss fight I would love to play. As Hornet in the upcoming DLC. Damn.

And finally, what do you get when you Dream Nail him this time? Nightmare Queen Radiance! (Yes, feel free to break the controller now.)

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The only bit that doesn't fit is the whole death/rebirth cycle, aka the Ritual, taking place. But I guess that could be attributed to the Radiance's sheer power.

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Anyhow for those interested in the art, this was made in Autodesk Sketchbook. Did a ballpoint trace of a screenshot (haven't sketched anything worth a damn in over a year, so I didn't really trust my hand at that) and then painted it, nothing too complex. Turned out better than I had hoped, so decided to post it, seemed fitting for Halloween.

Infected Grimm

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Lore Power Level Analysis: Vladimir, The Crimson Reaper

What’s up everyone, I am KatarHero72, better known as Hyper10sion or “The Power Levels Guy”
Everyone knows how this is going to go at this point. I am going to analyze Vladimir in five categories: Makeup, Physical Abilities, Magical Abilities, Weaknesses, and Feats. I will then place him into one of my five tier lists (which can be found at the bottom of this post), explaining the placement as well.
Also before we get started I will put all of my sources here. Bio Art is Life

 

Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper

Makeup: Vladimir used to be human, however his millennia of hemomancy has morphed him into something….more. He is more versatile than a normal human and lives a considerable amount of time longer due to draining the blood of a Darkin and infusing it with his own. His durability has allowed him to stand the test of time, seeing the rise and fall of countless kingdoms and conquerors, including Mordekaiser and Boram Darkwill.

Physical Abilities: Vladimir’s augmented biology allows him increased durability and physical traits beyond what a peak human are capable of. He is skilled enough to move in the shadows with ease and has nails as long as knives. To be honest this isn’t the impressive part.

Magical Abilities: Vladimir is the foremost hemomancer on Runeterra, having learned his craft from a particularly prideful Darkin. Vladimir killed his master, absorbing his life essence and part of the power that the god-warrior held. His ability to control and drain foes is terrifying to say the least, especially so when he can manipulate the blood inside a person, turn into a pool of gore, and drain the life from an opponent to extend his own. Vladimir has done this to the point he has lived since the Darkin war, and is powerful enough to tango with LeBlanc in terms of magical prowess.

Weaknesses: Vladimir doesn’t have any truly apparent weakness, but logic dictates a more powerful mage with more range, an inorganic warrior/weapon, and extreme heat would likely be able to give the Crimson Reaper a run for his money.

Feats: Vladimir has lived for thousands of years, is considered an equal by LeBlanc, was able to escape the Corruption of the Shadow Isles, and killed a Darkin. Oh yeah that last one is pretty big given the only other confirmed cases of that are by raw void energy, other Ascended, and death by decapitation while buried under a landslide. Vladimir is the only recorded mortal to kill a Darkin via overpowering them with magic.

Summary:

Honestly I wasn’t expecting too much when I started reading Vladimir’s new lore. However his new story is absolutely fantastic at giving him an aura of high class Dracula who basically made a deal with a devil and then killed the devil to get where he is. Because of his access to immortality, defensive tools, and sheer offensive arsenal, Vladimir has risen from the Magus tier to join the ranks of the Scions.
Tier: Harbinger Tier (Scion Subclass)

 

Did I oversell Vladimir? Is he more powerful than I could discern? Talk to me about it in the comments. Here are the rest of the lists: Cosmic, Transcended, Harbinger, Magus, and Mortal
And here are is my previous assessment for this cycle.
Kai’Sa
Irelia
Pyke
Aatrox
Nunu & Willump

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