Quote:I thought that was one of Mal's...It certainly isn't one of mine, so I can't give or deny permission on it.
Quote:It's amazing how many writers forget to begin at the point where the reader gets all the information necessary to understand (and thus enjoy) the storyNote, however, that you can start in the middle, as long as you provide the beginning and its information relatively quickly afterwards -- in media res, the technique is called. You can also give just enough information to keep the reader interested at first, and make revealing how things started part of the plot, providing drips and drabs along the way.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.