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WritingOriginal19 September 2026 · 1 min read

Write the first chapter last

A simple tip that will save the structure of your novel.

Author:Narges Fathi

A book's first chapter has a heavy task: it must hold the reader and at the same time promise what the book is about.

But until you've finished the book, you don't know exactly what it is about.

So write the first chapter, keep going, and at the end come back and rewrite it.

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