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Writing the first chapter of a novel...?

I've been working on my novel for a while now (since January of 2009, actually). I've got a lot of stuff written, and I'm starting to string it all together now (it's nowhere near done, though) but I cannot seem to write the first chapter. I don't know how to hook people. I've tried a few different beginnings, but nothing satisfies me. It always turns out either too cliche, or too boring, or too descriptive, or not hooking, or it starts at a weird point. Any tips on how to write the first chapter of a fantasy novel without giving too much information away?
 XDRoseLuvsHP posted over a year ago
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Vixie79 said:
Have you tried starting it with dialogue? Not necessarily introducing the character at first, just have an interesting opening dialogue sentence or question.
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TheEchelon said:
I often start my stories with a prologue...it's easiercause you can start with an action without an introduction..
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teampeeta12 said:
you should start out with a glimpse of the future (or in correct terms a prologue). I find that one of the easiest ways to start a story because if you choose just the right paragraph or page people will be hooked automatically and from there on hopefully they will be hooked and you can start just about from anywhere then.
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