Forum talk:Story Help: Starting - Speechless

I guess one of the hardest parts of a story is where it begins, and I cannot stress it enough. Sometimes I get these brilliant ideas, but I simply cannot put thought into word, expecially in the beginning. >_>

The exposition (introduction) in school is common, but sometimes I feel it doesn't catch the attention of the reader that much. When I start my stories, I like to begin with something like a warzone or someplace where it reeks of death. Sometimes you need an explosive beginning to make the reader interested, which is also kind of hard. What I'm saying is, starting by introducing your characters at school is not that bad of an idea, but it might bore the reader. If I were you, I'd introduce the main antagonist or something like that. Oh well, that's just my personal opinion. Cheers. I've got birds in my ears, and a devil on my shoulders.  I'm falling to the other but I can't get a hold of her.  08:40, February 14, 2012 (UTC)