I'm breaking into my first short mystery with a new character, and I'm facing a major predicament. I keep coming up with beginnings that suck, big time. This is always the hardest part for me, so I though I'd ask for you guys' (I think that's right?) for help.
Here's the deal, my main character is your perfectly cliched defective detective. He's got social anxiety disorder, depression, and suicidal tendencies. He's a certified genius (of course.) and he's under going therapy after an attempted suicide.
His neighbor is a busy body, but like a mother to him. She drags him out of bed every morning and forces him to look for a job. She decides to invite her niece on a date with Mr. Stetson. He accepts reluctantly, because he feels obligated.
Here are my options: 1. It starts with him waking up. Boring huh? Mrs. Hawthorne, (motherly neighbor) wakes him up, drags him out of bed, and gets him ready for his first session of therapy and tells him he's going on the date. Then it commences to the therapy scene, then the date, then he finds Mrs. Hawthorne dead.
2. It starts out at his therapy. His therapist is reviewing his record, and talking to him about his past. Mrs. Hawthorne is mentioned, but not introduced, until she's found dead in her apartment.
3. It starts with the date. The two get back and find Mrs. Hawthorne dead, and then he goes to therapy.
4. None of the above. This really isn't quite an option, since any ideas you guys give me won't be my own, and I'll feel guilty.
Any way, thanks for reading, give me your opinion, and I'll give you a hug.
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