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Rosendorn says...



However the heck you want.

Beginnings tend to do three things: introduce the setting, introduce the plot, and introduce the characters. However you want to do that is up to you.

This article, this article, this article and this article talk about beginnings more in depth.
A writer is a world trapped in a person— Victor Hugo

Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
  








“Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!" "Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections.”
— Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell