: Re: How far into a speculative novel should one go before introducing the central conflict? By speculative, I mean mostly science fiction, fantasy or intrigue. For example Neal Stephenson's Anathem,

@Kristi637

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Personally, it's easiest to understand as a reader when the conflict grows from the very beginning. Each chapter should give a little teaser, but get gradually worse. This is the way my favorite authors do it, and now I write this way!

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