Young Writers Society

So, I'm having trouble with a story I'm planning to write. I've been a little jittery with the whole process, as I've always ventured towards beginning the first chapter and give up on the spot.

Would it sound funny if I were to start it off in the process of a fight scene? The main character is inflicted with a demon, but she simply wakes up in the middle of it, and doesn't have a clue what's going on.

Seeing how modern readers tend to like action, that would be fine.

That type of beginning is known as in medias res, which translates to "in the middle" (roughly). In writing context, this means throwing people into a conflict and letting them figure out what is going on.

The general point to a beginning is what will be interesting to read. So long as you make it interesting, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

Right. Also note that when starting out writing your story, you needn't write the first chapter first. And don't try to aim for perfection right off the bat either---that's what 3rd, 4th,... drafts are for!

So if your nervous or don't know how to start--- don't worry about it. You can always change things later.

I kinda started one..I just posted the beginning, can you give me a review please? I'm pretty young, so It's not gonna be the best, but I need alot of feedback and stuff, for my editing, and so i can make it better. Thanks!~