Opening Chapter Diagnosis
Check the first pages for hook and clarity.
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Diagnose my opening chapter. Paste the first 1,000 to 1,500 words: [OPENING_TEXT]. Genre and audience: [GENRE_AUDIENCE]. Evaluate: first line, voice, character introduction, setting detail, question raised, stakes, pacing, exposition load, and clarity of who and where. Score each 1 to 5 and quote the lines that support the score. Tell me where a reader is most likely to stop reading and why. Propose three alternative openings (one in scene, one with a voice-driven hook, one starting later in the action), each as a 50-word sample. Provide a list of five line edits and a revision plan in order of importance. Avoid generic advice; quote my text. Add a final section with a revised first paragraph of your own, labelled as a demonstration, and an explanation of each change in one line. Include a list of questions a literary agent or editor might ask after reading these pages, and a plain-language comparison of how the opening meets typical genre expectations without naming specific books.
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