I usually drop the reader in the middle of the action, where the tension is high or the protagonist is on the move. As I explore more long form stories about a few thousand words, I may need a catchy lead in. Where do you start?
Oh yes. It’s a suspension of what you imagine reality is. I’m becoming a fan of the Twilight Zone slow lead-in (which is odd because I’ve been a fan for most of my life so I should have been writing like Rod Serling a while ago) because it allows time to really take in the setting and characters. You care about the people, not just what’s happening to them.
The Twilight Zone is great! Black Mirror is like the stepson of TZ but with a more modern approach. And TZ is really good at getting you to the climax of the story in what feels like no time at all but it's actually just paced really well!
Definitely! I've never actually watched it as a fan, I had to watch it in class for analyses so I never had that experience and sometimes the story breakdown was more fun than the actual show!
I haven't thought about it in awhile. But someone told me the other day that many of my stories start with something jarring or sudden happening 😄 I wouldn't really say that's intentional. It sorta starts where it starts is how it feels.
Sci-fi short stories I've found are really great at dropping you somewhere brand new, destroying your psyche, and then leaving that at that LOL
Oh yes. It’s a suspension of what you imagine reality is. I’m becoming a fan of the Twilight Zone slow lead-in (which is odd because I’ve been a fan for most of my life so I should have been writing like Rod Serling a while ago) because it allows time to really take in the setting and characters. You care about the people, not just what’s happening to them.
The Twilight Zone is great! Black Mirror is like the stepson of TZ but with a more modern approach. And TZ is really good at getting you to the climax of the story in what feels like no time at all but it's actually just paced really well!
True. BM is a great show. It makes me think I should watch it like a writer now instead of a fan. Ooo…
Definitely! I've never actually watched it as a fan, I had to watch it in class for analyses so I never had that experience and sometimes the story breakdown was more fun than the actual show!
I haven't thought about it in awhile. But someone told me the other day that many of my stories start with something jarring or sudden happening 😄 I wouldn't really say that's intentional. It sorta starts where it starts is how it feels.
Ha! I find that the suddenness is how the scene starts in my mind, so that’s how it comes out. I build around it from there.