The Help Thread

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Ok...so...i am writing a story in verse form....and i have no idea how to start it off without it sounding cheesy, normal or too original. Its ,as i said, verse form, but its also written like old time bards would tell a story...the truth is still there but the people are more embellished, and it all seems more magical than it is or was. the kind of story and old storyteller would tell the little ones during winter while sitting before a fire. I don't know if i should start out with something like "In the past age" or "Centuries ago" or and old scottish start "200 years ago", or if i should just jump right into the story.

Any kind of incite would be good.
:D thanks

Hmm. Good one! It sounds pretty interesting and I can see how tone would set this up. I'd say to go with "Centuries ago" because it isn't too broad (like In the past age) or too specific (200 years ago), just kind of right there in the middle.

What do the rest of y'all think? C'mon, help out a fellow wrimo here! ^_^

Actually the "200 years ago" was used in most if not all scottish stories, whether or not it really was 200 years ago lol just an interesting fact.

I have no idea, apologies - but that is indeed an interesting fact!

Are you writing it in prose style for story, or do you know it already? (If not, it might be helpful - at least so far as word count is concerned - to write the story out in prose, just to get the details shaped, then go back and work it into verse when you're finished?)

That might be a horrible idea, but figured I'd suggest it regardless. XD

actually that might help lol
I have a lot of ideas right now but putting it into verse is a whole other aspect to writing so its twice as difficult :D thanks for the advice