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Wow, my 1st chapter has been replaced recently with a new 1st chapter, which starts out in the middle of action, leaving the reader to wonder why, hopefully giving them the desire to go further. it sets the stage for me to go back into the history of my characters and what lead up to the battle, so ...

I just thought of something and it doesn't seem altogether clear. Does the book have to be finished, I mean completely finished by the deadline, or just the 1st chapter and the synopsis. Could I have a completely rough draft, as in several chapters written and several still in list form, or somethin...