tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post2978511738077804220..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Allen on How Not to Open a StoryLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-48624971557939126752011-09-30T16:21:32.618-04:002011-09-30T16:21:32.618-04:00I've never had much luck starting in medias re...I've never had much luck starting <i>in medias res</i> either. I love it when properly executed, but my attempts usually end up incoherent.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-85285298729131590082011-09-30T14:24:01.130-04:002011-09-30T14:24:01.130-04:00Thanks so much for the shout-out. I'm so glad ...Thanks so much for the shout-out. I'm so glad this post spoke to you. I was amazed at how many commenters said they LOVE weather report openers. The action thing has been a problem for me for years. I kept trying to do what they said and plunk the reader in the middle of things, but it meant my openers were way too confusing. I finally got an editor who saw the problem and told me to start with the beginning of the story. What a concept.Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.com