Advice anyone?

If you have any advice for new writers (like me) you can leave a comment. The most trouble I seem to have is introducing a story.

Comments

[TwizzleDragon]

Introductions are hard areas for me too. Eventually I just throw out a scenario for the prologue and just try to connect it with the end and all the key plot parts.

[SaxPon3]

Well, introductions can be either the easiest thing in writing or the hardest. The way I do it is that I create a scenario that would make the reader want to read more to find out what happens. Here's an example:

Darkness. That was all that Twilight could see. She couldn’t even tell if her eyes were open; she waved her hoof in front of her face, only to be met by pitch black nothingness. Something was definitely wrong here.

That is the first paragraph from my in-progress story, "Darkness Rising". The key with introductions is to ensure that they "hook" the reader, as most English teachers put it. It's easy once you do it over and over again. I don't know how long you've been writing, but I've been at it for as long as I can remember, so it's easy for me. Repetition is the key, mate.

One good way to start an intro is with a one word sentence that carries impact, like I did above. Another is to have a sentence that leaves the reader going, "Wait......what?" Because then, they'll keep reading to find out more about the story. You could also slowly draw them in by describing a normal scenario, and then dropping a bombshell. Here's an example of that.

Everything in Ponyville was, as usual, busy and bustling. Ponies were all about the market, buying their much needed merchandise and then walking off to their next destination. To that end, Applejack saw the normalcy of the day. Everypony went off minding their own business, smiling as if nothing could go wrong.

Applejack looked down at her hooves, feeling bitter resentment. They'd never guess, that in the beautiful morning of the day, she'd lost the closest thing she had to a mother.

See? It works in may ways. You just gotta keep thinking. Trust me, you'll develop a knack for it soon, and without a doubt write a story that gets featured. Coming from a guy who also wrote a fan made sequel of a fanfic that didin't get much love, it doesn't mean much, but I've also written other original ideas that got some attention. I hope only the best for you, my friend.

And remember, in the face of adversity, keep on writing!

Toodledoo!

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