After this week’s post about jumping into the middle of a story, I thought I’d go the whole hog:
The Prompt
Start At The End
Start your story with the character walking away from a situation (figuratively-speaking) and then go back and explain how he/she got there.
Tips
- Think of TV shows that start with a funny/dramatic scene and then jump back to “eight hours earlier”
- Feel free to use stage directions like that, if it helps
- Maybe you could tell the entire story backwards (“three hours earlier”, “three hours earlier still”). It might not work, but it could be interesting
A war, of a different sort
http://guptacarlsonshortstories.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-bean-field-war.html
A somber tale… http://starvingactivist.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/story-a-day-25-it-ended-on-a-sunny-day/