Here’s the deal, the opening chapter of any story is, undoubtedly, the most important. It’s the first impression your work makes on the reader, and it needs to be compelling enough to make them want to keep reading. There needs to be something to leave readers wanting more. A strong opening chapter can make your book a page-turner, while a weak one can cause readers to abandon your book. If you screw up the opening chapter, you are sending a message to the audience that you do not know how to do this and there’s a very good chance you do not know how to do the rest of the…