Summarize your novel on the first page

This came up while talking to one of our Patreon Bears, Leslie.

Here is a 6-year-old blog post I wrote on the subject.

You have to give the reader the three main story components: Hero, Villain, Conflict. 

The readers must know who to root for, who to hate, and what’s at stake. If they don’t, they’ll get confused and put your book down.

You have to give this to the reader as soon as possible. In the first chapter. Better yet, on the first page. Better yet, in the first paragraph. And EVEN better...