In the Beginning
I think we can agree that getting the right beginning to a story sometimes rates up there with going to the dentist. It’s something we know we need to do, but we dread getting it done. We worry that if we can’t find a great beginning for our story, it's doomed. So we flail around trying to come up with the right beginning and presto! bingo! Suddenly we realize we not only don’t have a great beginning, we don’t have a great middle, or a great ending. Let’s stop and take a deep breath. While a great beginning is important, the fun part of writing is that creating the perfect beginning to your story doesn’t have to come first. You just need to find it before you write The End. Sometimes it appears in your head like a gift from the gods and sometimes you have to dig and dig and dig to find it. This is why it’s important not to get hung up on finding the “perfect beginning” before you write anything else. When I was writing Lady Runway ( http://www.gingerhanson....