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I have my plot written down and my beginning, middle, and end for chapter 1 of my story but i don't know how to start it.
Should I write in third person present because it starts off during the prison escape.
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i'm basically asking for help
a black man just escaped jail and he notices he's amid a zombie apocalypse. He runs for his life then meets a little girl name peaches. They try to find somewhere safer than the place he found peaches in since it obviously isn't safe bc he wss ambushed by alot of zombies. they meet a couple of dudes...... you can continue on.
Wow thanks Ellias. I did have the first idea of this, but decided to change it to a hispanic woman now
. Should she be the prisoner too?
her name should be piper and she should have a gf named alex. they still find peaches though.
what about a hispanic name for her and her gf is white?
This site has helped me a great deal. It's good for generating ideas.
http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/
I would just put down your ideas, see which ones you like and don't like then build off them.
Move on to other spots or even other stories. It's best to have a general outline of the things you want to put in there, and if you get stuck writing one portion it helps to jump to another. Plus then you can get a better idea of the flow. As far as starting, I think it's most important to think about the why - what are you trying to say? Or if there isn't anything you're trying to say, what sort of emotion do you want to express. Depending on how things go it's probably good to think of a suitable metaphor.
Although it's highly (and unfortunately) subjective. What works for some people really doesn't for others.
Everyone has to start from somewhere. Begin with something you like, then go to something you came up on your own. There are so many cliche stories out there, so many "stolen" themes, so many reuse ideas. But some of them are great, and even better! One example is TT. Anyone complain because they are making a Borderlands game? No. (well yes, but because they sometimes can be dicks, not because TT "stole" the idea.) My point is, there is always someone out there who has done something you want to do yourself. And what you should do is try to do it better, not get stuck over the idea it has already been done.
One thing you could do is look at random images of things, and think about how you would work them into a story. This could be from a magazine with a lot of pictures in it, or a web site with various topics and a lot of images, or even driving around and looking at billboards. The ideas you get from these don't have to be part of the main story, but they're often useful to give you ideas for side details that you wouldn't otherwise have thought of.
thanks friends I think I'll be writing a short story about an alien lady that crashed her ship on earth, and now has to face human life lol. She's very human like, and sexy, and hispanic XD.
Go for it! XD
i also want this to be horror, action, and 5 episodes like Tell Tale
. I hope I do good at it
piper and alex
Do what all great Writers do when they need inspiration.
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I have my plot written down and my beginning, middle, and end for chapter 1 of my story but i don't know how to start it.
Should I write in third person present because it starts off in it?
Entice the reader in. That means you should start in the middle of an action sequence, or a scene with a ton of imagery, or a little sequence that introduces us to the main characters of the story and what they're like.
yea the first scene is in a prison cell and two of my characters are sleeping. Should i talk about what the prison looks like and characters?
That seems, um...familiar.
So when will this story be finished (or the first part) im kind of curious to read it now
Sure, but don't limit yourself to what the prison looks like. What does it smell like? Who else is in this cell besides the two sleeping characters? Are they snoring? Is that bothering anyone, or is it so loud there that nobody notices? What kinds of guards are at work? Are they to be feared or simply ignored?
Of course, you should get on with the story, too. Don't spend 12 pages describing the cell.
yes i described what the prison looks like and located, and other women are in it too. the two main characters are lovers lol. story gets to the outbreak after escape prison chapter
. oh and it's sanitary so it smells clean XD. they keep the prison clean.
I'm kind of scared to show it in pub. people might steal it. or not really because i'm not professional yet, so it might not be good I should have it done by sunday i guess part 1 titled
Escape from Starlight Prison. That's the name that came into my head lol.
I can smell it already.
Sounds like you're off to a good start!