[Tex/LaTex] Writing several lines before chapter title

sectioningtitlesec

How can I get the style like:


chapter 1

bla bla bla bla …

bla bla bla bla …


A paragraph before chapter title — this line is precisely on place where the first line of the other pages start.

the second line

chapter 2

bla bla bla bla …


chapter 3

bla bla bla bla …


This question is concerned with Why chapter label below the section label on new page even if by setting same spacing before title (use titlesec package)?

Edit (for Yiannis) Thanks. However, that isn't my demand. See below enter image description here.

Best Answer

Use the epigraph package.

Edit:

To remove unwanted space use \beforeepigraphskip=0pt. Here is a minimal:

\documentclass{book}  \usepackage[papersize={200pt,270pt}]{geometry}
\usepackage{epigraph}
 \usepackage{titlesec} \titleformat{\chapter}{\Large\bfseries}{Ch. \thechapter}{0em}{} \titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt}
 \begin{document} 
\chapter{abc}\beforeepigraphskip=0pt
\epigraphhead[20]{\epigraph{Paragraph an more writing}{a}}

% \tt % \meaning\epigraph \newpage abc \end{document}

Uncomment the \meaning\epigraph to see the macro for \epigraph. This method of debugging is normally quicker than reading through manuals for obvious situations like this.