What makes a first chapter good enough to read the next one?

I understand that everyone is going to want the biggest cliffhanger and that it’s going to be a lot of pressure to provide your readers with the best. But I don’t think you need to do that if you can’t. I believe you could still keep your readers’ attention if you give hints of something major that’s about to happen, or if you’ve already started the story off with a huge event- like an explosion.

You can end the chapter on a tiny cliffhanger if you already have suspense building up throughout the chapter, if that makes sense.

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