The beginning of a story

Any story that hopes to be good needs to have certain elements right from the start, as per certain books I’ve read on the craft:

• start as close to conflict or action as possible.
• introduce characters and make the reader empathize with them.
• set the environment or theme of the story.
• hook the reader.

With these points in mind, and on paper, the chances of the story being well-received increase.

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