Starting with a bunch of action is usually confusing rather than exciting, because readers have to orient themselves in an action scene (which are often disorienting) before they know enough about the character to care about what's going on.
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The whole "[record scratch] yup, that's me. I bet you're wondering how I ended up in this situation" thing only works--even as parody--if people actually are wondering, which usually means they already care about the main character.
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But the cheeseburger thing. AKA Harley Quinn's egg sammy. I had a creative writing teacher tell me once that it doesn't matter how big the stakes of a story are; it matters how important they are to the character.
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If a character wants something enough to act, it doesn't matter how big or small that something is. It can be saving the world or it can be an egg sandwich, as long as you can get the reader invested in whether or not they get the thing.
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Which is useful knowledge when you're trying to figure out how to start a story and you're trying to balance "stories should start with action" against "orient your reader instead of dropping them in the middle of something confusing."
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"Action" doesn't have to be explosions and car chases, even if it's an explosions and car chases kind of story. Action can be running for a bus. It can be a character really wanting a cheeseburger.
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In fact, using something small and relatable can be a really good way to get the reader to care about your main character before the explosions and car chases begin!
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There's that classic advice to never start a story with a character waking up, and yeah--if your character is waking up on time and following a leisurely morning routine where they tell the reader all about the status quo you're about to disrupt, that's probably boring.
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But a character waking up to the sound of their dog peeing on their bedroom floor? Welp, now there's something relatable happening where your character wants something enough to act, which can lead to your inciting incident without just dropping readers in the middle of it.
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(I didn't go with "waking up late on a big day" because that's also a big cliche but there's a reason it's a big cliche--it's relatable and prompts immediate action).
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Anyway I look back at my first attempted novel and the opening is a duel that, five lines in, becomes clear it's just a sparring match. I thought I was being clever by leading with action, but in fact I was just being disorienting.
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Then I look at books I've read that start particularly strongly, and they're not doing that kind of en media res thing, or even fake en media res (it's just a sparring match, or they're on a movie set, etc). They start with a character who wants something, even if it's small.
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Though: The Hunger Games literally starts with Katniss waking up on time and following her normal morning routine, so. No writing rules are universal.
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