In last week’s article, we introduced the three points in a story’s timeline which are sometimes referred to as the inciting incident. All three are points that upset the main character’s life: the first opens the door to your story’s plot, the second is the first step along the plot’s path, and the third closes the […]
Three Parts to the Start of a Story
While there are various schools of thought on where to start a story, they all revolve around a phrase called the inciting incident, so it’s important to know where that point is in your story. In last week’s writing post, we defined this event in the story: Inciting Incident: The point where something upsets the […]
Where Does the Story Start?
Every story has a beginning, middle and end. As anyone who has attempted to write a story knows, however, it’s not as simple as starting at the beginning and writing through the middle until you reach the end. In truth, determining the proper place to start the story is one of the author’s hardest tasks. […]