Let’s think of some examples for different ways of opening a story.
We will come up with some ideas together, then you need to fill in your grid.
In media res
Dialogue/ direct speech
Flashback
Shocking the reader
Talk to your reader
Make your reader laugh
Describe the setting/
atmosphere
Let’s think of some examples for different ways of ending a story. We
will come up with some ideas together, then you need to fill in your grid.
Circular structure: go back to
the beginning.
Cliff hanger
Shocking the reader
Talk to your reader
Make your reader laugh
Describe the setting/
atmosphere