There must be many ways to do this and you need top choose the one that works for you. Even so, best selling author Norah Roberts (writing as J.D.Robb) has written (so far) about 45 books in her "In Death" series.

She began writing them in the early 1990s and set them in the futuristic New … Read more

Personally, I would say a balance of both would make for a compelling opening. Even if you don't explore both in depth, the key is to reveal enough to hook the reader in and want to learn more.

I am sure that whoever this girlfriend chose to be her boyfriend would be a confident and mature young man and realize it's just a silly girl talk that doesn't mean anything . Or ...

He could get all upset and let it ruin his whole day and make sure everyone knows he's angry and then … Read more