To me, one of the hardest things to do is the begginning. How exaculy do we start it off? What do we say? I'm not a complete genius on writing, but I have written my fair share of stories. Then thrown them away and started over. Then throw them away and start over again. tu could say i've kind of become gifted in the art of the first chapter. Here's an articulo to help my fellow writers out!
1. Start Off With Someone Saying Something!
This would be what my annoying language art teacher called a "Grabber." Get the readers attention por introducing a character through dialouge. For example;
"Hey Caleb, do tu need a ride?" Caleb morgan turned to see his friend Chikara Wang cruising beside him in his car. Chikara was really the only one of his friends who knew how to drive. He himself was stuck walking.
"Sure, why not?" He climbed into the passenger side beside him.
2. The Good 'Ol descripción Scene!
Every now and then, we come across the decription scene. A paragraph of "It was a bright and sunny morning. Birds were chirping in the sky." While it's not my favorito! way to go, some people manage to make it work. Try describing the town o where the story takes place, o the building your characters are currently in. School? Thier house? The bowling alley?
3. The "Code Red" Alert!
Try to get the reader's attention por saying something urgent. For example, in Maximum Ride, the main chacter, Max, starts off por saying your lives are in danger if tu don't read her book. The book is about a group of children who were genetic experiments. So if your trying to breach to a teen/pre-teen audience, it really hits close to home. I wanted to include the opening on this articulo but I couldn't find it. Poo! Many times, these "Code Reds" could be used as prolouges.
4. The Action Scene!
The action scene. It's a part of the story where something really big is happening. Usually a battle o major drama. Take the first chapter of Maximum Ride for instance!
The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective. Take right now, for instance.
Run! Come on, run! tu know tu can do it.
I gulped deep lungfuls of air. My brain was on hyperdrive; I was racing for my life. My one goal was to escape. Nothing else mattered.
My arms being scratched to ribbons por a briar I’d run through? No biggie.
My bare feet hitting every sharp rock, rough root, pointed stick? Not a problem.
My lungs aching for air? I could deal.
As long as I could put as much distance as possible between me and the Erasers.
Yeah, Erasers. Mutants: half-men, half-wolves, usually armed, always bloodthirsty. Right now they were after me.
See? That snaps everything into perspective.
Run. You’re faster than they are. tu can outrun anyone.
The Dream Sequence!
Now, picture that same scene above and picture the next. Max sitting upright in her bed. It was all a dream. The dream sequence is commonly used in today's media. tu see it all the time in televisión and movies. It could also be used to start off the segundo chapter!
5. Introduce The Character!
Another way to start off, introduce your characters. This way the reader will get a first hand experience of what your characters are like, and maybe gain a little más information about them.
Do your Own Thing!
It's always important to do your own thing, no matter what other people think. Your story. Your mind. Your imagination. Nothing in my silly little articulo should tell tu how to write correctly. It's merely here to give tu ideas. There's no right o wrong way to write a story.
With this last little word of encouragement...I bid tu farwell. Happy writing:)
1. Start Off With Someone Saying Something!
This would be what my annoying language art teacher called a "Grabber." Get the readers attention por introducing a character through dialouge. For example;
"Hey Caleb, do tu need a ride?" Caleb morgan turned to see his friend Chikara Wang cruising beside him in his car. Chikara was really the only one of his friends who knew how to drive. He himself was stuck walking.
"Sure, why not?" He climbed into the passenger side beside him.
2. The Good 'Ol descripción Scene!
Every now and then, we come across the decription scene. A paragraph of "It was a bright and sunny morning. Birds were chirping in the sky." While it's not my favorito! way to go, some people manage to make it work. Try describing the town o where the story takes place, o the building your characters are currently in. School? Thier house? The bowling alley?
3. The "Code Red" Alert!
Try to get the reader's attention por saying something urgent. For example, in Maximum Ride, the main chacter, Max, starts off por saying your lives are in danger if tu don't read her book. The book is about a group of children who were genetic experiments. So if your trying to breach to a teen/pre-teen audience, it really hits close to home. I wanted to include the opening on this articulo but I couldn't find it. Poo! Many times, these "Code Reds" could be used as prolouges.
4. The Action Scene!
The action scene. It's a part of the story where something really big is happening. Usually a battle o major drama. Take the first chapter of Maximum Ride for instance!
The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective. Take right now, for instance.
Run! Come on, run! tu know tu can do it.
I gulped deep lungfuls of air. My brain was on hyperdrive; I was racing for my life. My one goal was to escape. Nothing else mattered.
My arms being scratched to ribbons por a briar I’d run through? No biggie.
My bare feet hitting every sharp rock, rough root, pointed stick? Not a problem.
My lungs aching for air? I could deal.
As long as I could put as much distance as possible between me and the Erasers.
Yeah, Erasers. Mutants: half-men, half-wolves, usually armed, always bloodthirsty. Right now they were after me.
See? That snaps everything into perspective.
Run. You’re faster than they are. tu can outrun anyone.
The Dream Sequence!
Now, picture that same scene above and picture the next. Max sitting upright in her bed. It was all a dream. The dream sequence is commonly used in today's media. tu see it all the time in televisión and movies. It could also be used to start off the segundo chapter!
5. Introduce The Character!
Another way to start off, introduce your characters. This way the reader will get a first hand experience of what your characters are like, and maybe gain a little más information about them.
Do your Own Thing!
It's always important to do your own thing, no matter what other people think. Your story. Your mind. Your imagination. Nothing in my silly little articulo should tell tu how to write correctly. It's merely here to give tu ideas. There's no right o wrong way to write a story.
With this last little word of encouragement...I bid tu farwell. Happy writing:)
Serena
He didn't seem... mad. Like he should have been. Like he had every right to be.
He stopped maybe a meter away from me. I glanced up, and saw the same look of indecision I had seen on his face the first day.
I had no idea what I was supposed to do. My life is not a perfect little story where happy endings are mandatory.
I didn't expect myself to sink to the floor against the muro and begin crying. There just weren't words to say what I wanted to.
I didn't expect him to sit in front of me and put his hands on my shoulders. He forced me to to look up at him, and he said, "Tell me."
He didn't seem... mad. Like he should have been. Like he had every right to be.
He stopped maybe a meter away from me. I glanced up, and saw the same look of indecision I had seen on his face the first day.
I had no idea what I was supposed to do. My life is not a perfect little story where happy endings are mandatory.
I didn't expect myself to sink to the floor against the muro and begin crying. There just weren't words to say what I wanted to.
I didn't expect him to sit in front of me and put his hands on my shoulders. He forced me to to look up at him, and he said, "Tell me."
i would end up here with you
i was a restless wanderer on a distant path
tu were a lonely dreamer with a broken laugh
i would go anywhere the road would lead
my hopes and dreams is all that i would need
i don't need a house o fancy cars
i would rather sleep underneath the stars
tu did'nt have much to call your own
but what a lovely smile on your face shown
tu dicho your chance at amor had past tu por
i told i'm here so dont tu cry
our lives were like the pieces of a broken heart
now that we're together what a life could start
there was magic in the air that night
everything was moving at the speed of light
tu were like my juliet and i your romeo
tu amor me i amor tu thats all i need to know
no longer will tu dream of amor thats true
no longer will i wander my buscar has led to you
Normally, this style just isn't me, but I feel like I needed to release all of my wrath, turning it into sadness, eventually.
So, I'm not an emo poem writer, but I just wanted to publicar this piece I literally just wrote.
I am broken
There's no one left to fix me.
All hope is lost
There's so much I will never be.
I am broken
My world has been shattered.
All hope is lost
I am nothing, destroyed and battered.
I am broken
The world around me falls apart.
All hope is lost
There is no chance for a new start.
I am broken
I have been left here on my own.
All hope is lost
There's no one else; I am here alone.
I am broken
The pain is too much for me to bare.
All hope is lost
In the end, the others just don't care.
I was broken
No tears remain in my fearful eyes.
All hope is gone
My world ended with nothing but lies.
So, I'm not an emo poem writer, but I just wanted to publicar this piece I literally just wrote.
I am broken
There's no one left to fix me.
All hope is lost
There's so much I will never be.
I am broken
My world has been shattered.
All hope is lost
I am nothing, destroyed and battered.
I am broken
The world around me falls apart.
All hope is lost
There is no chance for a new start.
I am broken
I have been left here on my own.
All hope is lost
There's no one else; I am here alone.
I am broken
The pain is too much for me to bare.
All hope is lost
In the end, the others just don't care.
I was broken
No tears remain in my fearful eyes.
All hope is gone
My world ended with nothing but lies.