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Ep. 596: 7 Tips for Opening Your Story In Medias Res

Helping Writers Become Authors

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How to Create an Opening Scene in Madias Race

The first quarter of thi story, the first act, is about setting up that conflict and leading the protagonist into direct engagement with it. The opening scene must be the first domino in a seamless row of dominoes to creat a causual progression of story events. It's always op a if your opening scene can set up the full tri facta of plot, character and theme.

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