forum Tips on starting a story?

Started February 21, 2018 by @Hey_Its_Snowy_And_Im_Generally_Confused

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I have a plot figured out, but I can’t think of how to start it.

Heyeyyeyeye start with a simple sentence and end the story with the same sentence

But make it upbeat at the beginning but at the end make it seem morbid and scaryyeyyeye

Wow 👏👏 No thanks

It depends on what type of story. If she is in a dark place or it has to deal with magic or the beginning starts with action you could use "the silence woke her." but like I said it depends on what type of story you are writing. I wish you the best of luck!

Think of your plot, and start as close to the beginning as possible. Is it about a girl getting kidnapped? Start as close to the kidnapping as possible. Is it about someone discovering a new world? Start as close to them discovering it as possible while still giving the reader some time to see them in their normal life, like a day or two before. Is it about a miracle child? You could probably like get away with a scene about their birth and then skip to like their fifteenth birthday, right before their ability to call upon the undead awakens, or something like that.