The reader, critic and editor form the first opinion of a story from its opening lines. Therefore, it is very important to make the introductory part exciting, dynamic and so that the reader's eyes enjoy the hero, characters and verbal lace. But the author's inspiration is changeable and capricious. And then time-tested techniques come to the aid of a novice writer.
It is necessary
- - Synonym dictionary.
- - Reference literature on the topic of the story.
- - White paper or notepad.
- - Colored pens.
Instructions
Step 1
Description of the weather
This is a reinforced concrete classic. Thus, the writer immediately indicates the time and place of the action, conveys the emotional mood of the characters. They can be sad like autumn rain, or, on the contrary, they can feel very comfortable in their warm room with large windows. There can be only two rules here. The first is to avoid platitudes like "It was a beautiful summer day." The second is to carefully comb out your text for stylistic blunders like: "It was raining and a company of Red Army men."
Step 2
Description of the main character
The hero's appearance is a concentrate of his moral and intellectual qualities, a photograph of his social stratum and way of life, the starting point of that dramatic conflict that will unfold throughout the text. In its simplest form, it may look like this: "In those rare days when Maria Ivanovna decided to perform her favorite arias, the neighbors thought that this air was walking in faulty water pipes." And then you can unfold the story of the everyday conflict of the original, but not very happy lady and her neighbors in a communal apartment.
Step 3
Aphorism or joke
A capacious and biting phrase that attracts attention from the first line. The reader is waiting for the sequel, and page after page is woven into the storyline. For example: "If you clone me, I will take over the world. Don't believe me? Then listen to what happened to me last week." Or: "Ivan Ivanovich was a peaceful man, so peaceful that he loved to repeat:" Anyone who doubts my love of peace will wash in blood. "But for some reason no one doubted." Through the description of the character, the author shows his attitude towards people with vague moral foundations. Or, conversely, show a person so pitiful that he constantly needs to swagger in front of others.
Step 4
Situation
The description immediately begins with a vivid everyday scene. For example, lovers' quarrels or an accidental meeting. In this case, the author will have to prescribe a rich and vivid dialogue of the characters, to attract the reader's attention with the author's speech. In remarks, you should avoid flat, low-expressive phrases. Instead of the banal "Hello", it is better to choose a greeting that matches the character. An infantile girl will say hello. A pretentious intellectual might say, "Oh, what an accidental meeting." The author must decide for himself what intonations his characters will speak. Maybe his bandit will speak like a teacher of solfeggio. And the reader will want to know what happened to him.
