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[catrinp]

At what stage of 'the story' do you start writing

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[shanrina]

Yay for going back to school!

I do something similar for story starts, but I kind of think of it like train tracks--what is the one thing that pulls the train off those tracks? I have one MC, S, whose life changes long before I start the story. But the train-jumping incident comes with another MC, V. V's incident is what causes the train to jump the tracks, the thing that allows S to live. As a happy coincidence, V's incident also makes for a nice story starter. :)

Unfortunately, I think I'm still waiting for my own life to have that track-humping moment.

[shanrina]

Track-JUMPING moment. Jumping, I tell you, jumping!

[catrinp]

Ty, I'm up early this morning because I have a thousand things going through my head.

Train tracks is a good analogy.

[pickledherring]

Cat! You'll be the best teacher! I'm so excited for you. :D

[catrinp]

Thank you. I hope I'll do good. I plan to.

[magicalbookworm]

Again congrats! Good luck!!

[catrinp]

Thanks magical.

[september888]

Awesome! How cool is it that you have discovered two passions: writing and teaching? That's a rare gift in this world. I'm so happy for you!

[catrinp]

Thanks Sept. I hope that teaching does become a passion, and doesn't override my writing (at least in the long term)