Finding the beginning of your story is important, and a lot harder than you think! “But don’t I just start at the beginning?” Well yes, and no. There are a lot of ways to do it. You can start with the ending and work your way backwards from there. Or start right in the middle…
My book used to have a prologue. I know, I know, I should avoid them like the plague (unless they REALLY bring something to the story), but I was young and dumb (so full of hopes and dreams) and hadn’t really written a novel before. Prologues seemed the way to go – after all, all…
It was the year 2000. I was a weird and lonely 14-year-old nerd struggling with my identity – I had very “masculine” hobbies and interests and felt I had to dress and act a certain way and be one of the boys, to be taken seriously by the people who shared my interests. Ginger Snaps…