Starting Your Story
One thing you should not begin a story or book with is a description of the main character. This is a very unprofessional thing to do. For example:
Hi, my name is Jane Doe. I have long, dark black hair and bright blue eyes. I am 5’5’’ and though I’d like to think of myself as average height, people call me short. I am not fat, but I am also not skinny. I do not consider myself popular, but I do have quite a few friends. I have one very annoying older brother, and a younger sister. Blah, blah, blah…
When starting your story, you should have an amazing opening line. The opening line should catch the reader’s attention and make them want to continue reading.
If you want to describe your character in the first chapter, you could slowly start to describe you characters Physical appearance, but, again, do not start your story with a description of your character. For example, you could enter something like this somewhere in your story:
As I bent down to grab my school bag my hair fell in my face. As I stood up and swung my bad over my shoulder, I brushed my long blonde hair out of my face and tucked it behind my ear.
You can drop little hints to what you character looks like threw out the chapter, so by the end of the first chapter, your readers can imagine what your main character looks like. By doing this, you can give a description of your character without giving up the first chance you have to reel in your reader.
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Writing Tips and Turnoffs
AcakHave you noticed things that writer’s do that bug the heck out of you and make you want to rip your hair out? Well, I have. When writing a book or story, there are some things that you should not do. These things make a reader want to either...
