The better you use your opening chapter, the better your book will be. Plunge your reader into the conflict immediately. Reader involvement is crucial. Get your reader early and you ll keep them to the end of the book. Give the hero and heroine the promise of romance early in the book.
Readers get bored with too much happiness.
Write in a little misery, then resolve it. If you don t pace yourself, you re headed for trouble. No two people talk alike remember your characters personalities. Never assume your readers know your characters just because you do. Don t let your characters sit around.