Another Opening

Once upon a time, I used to love starting stories. The beginning used to be my favorite part of writing. That's changed and I'm not sure when it happened or how. My theory is that it's a combination of knowing I need to get the beginning right to support the rest of the story (kind of like the foundation of a house) and the fact that I know how easy it is to mess it up. And maybe a bit of over thinking, too.

I started a new proposal several weeks ago and I'm still struggling through the fi...