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A novel needs to start with something so captivating that the reader is compelled to move on. This is called the Opening Hook.

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An intriguing beginning to a novel makes a person want to read on. How does a writer make a gripping start that gets readers hooked?

A prologue is an introductory piece which tells what went on before the novel begins. An epilogue appears at the end and tells what happens years after.

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Flashbacks are mini-trips into the past that provide the reader with needed information and insight into what went on at a point before the novel's beginning.

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The aim of National Novel Writing Month, usually abbreviated as NaNoWriMo, is to write a 50,000 word novel in one month.

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Every November, tens of thousands of people around the world spend 30 days and nights frantically trying to write 50,000-word novels.

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