This page was a major inspiration in my editing process as even though I felt my opening paragraph was cool, the opening sentence sucked. I wrote a whole new chapter 1 that will slide in before my existing chapter 1. It serves as a prologue but I'll never call it that. What I love about it is that it introduces the title character, gives you a summary of her problem without giving away any revelations (while digging a REALLY deep hole for her), and gives a bitchin' opening sentence and a fine opening paragraph.
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Wanna go the distance, with a hunger that never ends
When you want to prove, you're the best that's ever been
They can knock you down, you're on your feet again
'Cause you know what it takes, what it takes to win
-Journey "What it Takes to Win"