Tips for Young Writers 5: Start your story right in the middle of the first piece of action.

Start your story right in the middle of the first piece of action.

Now, by ‘action’ I don’t mean a car chase, a shoot-out, or a fight, I just mean people doing something. That could mean starting with your hero answering a question in class, or going to the shops, or maybe fighting off an attacking troll. Just have them doing something from the very start of your story.