Addison
Auror
It sounds weird, and possibly childish, but there it is. I gave my first few chapters to one of my school's professors to read over. He says its good, introducing character and all that, but it started slow. He asked me what he said was a stupid question, which was "Do you, or did you, have other ideas for a beginning?" And it was a stupid question. I did and do have lots. He says to find the fastest one, the one that pulls the readers into the story the fastest, and use it.
While I agree with that I'm still having some issues.
The biggest one is each of my fast beginning ideas is screaming to be the one. They're pushing and shoving to the front screaming their heads off. I know I should just write them all out and pick the best one, I'm just looking for any other advice or experienced tips.
Second is how the beginning can affect the rest of the story. I don't mean what's written, I mean the pace. I think that if you start off fast then the reader will expect the rest of the story to be just as fast, or more. So, possibly or definitely stupid question, is there a difference between the beginning's fast pace and the part of the beginning which pulls in readers? If not, or so...whichever, how do you differentiate so the rest of the story will be a smooth transition?
While I agree with that I'm still having some issues.
The biggest one is each of my fast beginning ideas is screaming to be the one. They're pushing and shoving to the front screaming their heads off. I know I should just write them all out and pick the best one, I'm just looking for any other advice or experienced tips.
Second is how the beginning can affect the rest of the story. I don't mean what's written, I mean the pace. I think that if you start off fast then the reader will expect the rest of the story to be just as fast, or more. So, possibly or definitely stupid question, is there a difference between the beginning's fast pace and the part of the beginning which pulls in readers? If not, or so...whichever, how do you differentiate so the rest of the story will be a smooth transition?