To me, one of the hardest things to do is the begginning. How exaculy do we start it off? What do we say? I'm not a complete genius on writing, but I have written my fair share of stories. Then thrown them away and started over. Then throw them away and start over again. u could say i've kind of become gifted in the art of the first chapter. Here's an artikel to help my fellow writers out!

1. Start Off With Someone Saying Something!
This would be what my annoying language art teacher called a "Grabber." Get the readers attention door introducing a character through dialouge. For example;

"Hey Caleb, do u need a ride?" Caleb morgan turned to see his friend Chikara Wang cruising beside him in his car. Chikara was really the only one of his vrienden who knew how to drive. He himself was stuck walking.
"Sure, why not?" He climbed into the passenger side beside him.

2. The Good 'Ol beschrijving Scene!

Every now and then, we come across the decription scene. A paragraph of "It was a bright and sunny morning. Birds were chirping in the sky." While it's not my favoriete way to go, some people manage to make it work. Try describing the town of where the story takes place, of the building your characters are currently in. School? Thier house? The bowling alley?


3. The "Code Red" Alert!

Try to get the reader's attention door saying something urgent. For example, in Maximum Ride, the main chacter, Max, starts off door saying your lives are in danger if u don't read her book. The book is about a group of children who were genetic experiments. So if your trying to breach to a teen/pre-teen audience, it really hits close to home. I wanted to include the opening on this artikel but I couldn't find it. Poo! Many times, these "Code Reds" could be used as prolouges.


4. The Action Scene!

The action scene. It's a part of the story where something really big is happening. Usually a battle of major drama. Take the first chapter of Maximum Ride for instance!

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective. Take right now, for instance.
Run! Come on, run! u know u can do it.
I gulped deep lungfuls of air. My brain was on hyperdrive; I was racing for my life. My one goal was to escape. Nothing else mattered.
My arms being scratched to ribbons door a briar I’d run through? No biggie.
My bare feet hitting every sharp rock, rough root, pointed stick? Not a problem.
My lungs aching for air? I could deal.
As long as I could put as much distance as possible between me and the Erasers.
Yeah, Erasers. Mutants: half-men, half-wolves, usually armed, always bloodthirsty. Right now they were after me.
See? That snaps everything into perspective.
Run. You’re faster than they are. u can outrun anyone.

The Dream Sequence!

Now, picture that same scene above and picture the next. Max sitting upright in her bed. It was all a dream. The dream sequence is commonly used in today's media. u see it all the time in televisie and movies. It could also be used to start off the seconde chapter!

5. Introduce The Character!

Another way to start off, introduce your characters. This way the reader will get a first hand experience of what your characters are like, and maybe gain a little meer information about them.

Do your Own Thing!

It's always important to do your own thing, no matter what other people think. Your story. Your mind. Your imagination. Nothing in my silly little artikel should tell u how to write correctly. It's merely here to give u ideas. There's no right of wrong way to write a story.

With this last little word of encouragement...I bid u farwell. Happy writing:)