What is the best start to a story
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ANSWERS: 7
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try to stay away from......and once upon a time.
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I don't know the specific kind but it should be soft, mild, and keep well because she will eventually rub you nose in it.
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Once again my consciousness is filled with the familiar sounds and smells of a different time.
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That depends on the type of story you're writing. Have you written an outline already? a rough draft? Will it be a short story, a childrens book, a novel? One does not write "The night was dark and stormy..." and continue on from there to "They all lived happily ever after, the end". The creative writing process is just that, a process. You could begin with "freewriting" which is not at all concerned with editing, grammar or style. It's just an intenese session of getting down all your ideas on paper. You can go back later and arrange for chronology, logic, or whatever. Don't sweat the opening sentence until you have the main theme outlined. You can always go back and rewrite. Once you've done all the preliminary work, you'll have to decide on your "voice". Are you telling this story in the third person? As a central character? This will help you decide on your opening. Good luck.
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I usually like prologues since the action starts rightaway. It just bores me when the author is descrbing the scene way too much. I usually like it when the action starts right away and the reason is given a little later.
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"You're not going to believe this, but. . . . . ."
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One good technique is to start in the middle of the action: Richard Prather's Shell Scott books give plenty of examples.
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