Would you start a story with the birth of the main character?
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Absolutely.
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...He was born on a frosty morning Feb 13, 1899 in a small town in the Ozark mountains...
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Not unless the birth is a part of the story. Someone gave me advice once when I was trying to create a story based on an interesting character and kept trying to put more and more in. He said, "You should always tell the story you want to tell." Meaning, if the birth isn't a part of that, leave it out. If it is, put it in.
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In the book, "Perfume" the main character's birth was at the start. What an amazing book! So my answer is, of course!
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If it were needed to tell the story, yes.
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