One piece of advice that literary fiction agents often give is that “page one” needs to present the hero with a problem.
The Hero’s Journey versus Agents’ Advice

One piece of advice that literary fiction agents often give is that “page one” needs to present the hero with a problem.
I loved the stories. And I refuse to be ashamed.
“Quack, duck!” is shorter than, “Warburton, get your head down!”
"What’s your full name?"
"Hubert Ewing Devery Christopher Bostock III."
"That’s … quite a name."
She exercises every day and whacks off her hair when it grows too long.
He looked the clerical type … easy life, we call them. No wonder he’d gotten so out of breath so quickly.
Newly released anthology of fantastic fiction.
… use them sparingly, as flavor enhancers ...
Even if I don’t specifically set out to include a certain deeper theme, they often happen.
This is my first venture into mystery, and I had a lot of fun writing it.