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Q&A Is it good/bad/neutral to introduce a character's day to day life if it's immediately going to be drastically changed?

So I'm writing a science fantasy WiP and I'm unsure how to introduce the characters and their background, day-to-day life if that's all going to change after the inciting incident. So in question...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Justin Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:49:14Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/19914
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Justin Alexander‭ · 2019-12-08T04:49:14Z (about 5 years ago)
So I'm writing a science fantasy WiP and I'm unsure how to introduce the characters and their background, day-to-day life if that's all going to change after the inciting incident.

So in question format, **is it good/bad/neutral to introduce a character's day to life if that's going to change** , and if it's _bad_, **what is the best way to introduce how a character fits into a world?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-12-01T13:52:27Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 6