I read somewhere that your story should begin where something has changed for your characters. So, example. Molly is an average student in an average high school, until one day she wakes up to find she has grown a tentacle out of the left side of her head. Obviously, this is an extreme, physical example. But an example none the less.
Do you think this is always the case? Is there something you can pin point about how you begin your story?
Also, with regards to the change - does the change come on page one, or can it come ten pages later, or in the second chapter? When is the "Beginning" too late or too soon?
I'm slowly pulling the threads out of an old idea and recrafting it. Of course, I'm questioning the beginning and how it should be done. I'd love to hear everything on how you begin.
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