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You don't have to just say "He ran", your opening sets the stage for where the action takes place and gives us insight into the character. You can state things about the environment, what the chara...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:16:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/40433 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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BKlassen
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2019-12-08T10:16:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
You don't have to just say "He ran", your opening sets the stage for where the action takes place and gives us insight into the character. You can state things about the environment, what the character is thinking as he is running, what the character looks like or what their background may have been like before they had to run. > Shadows danced over the graffitied walls and dumpsters of the alleyway as he ran past streetlights and illuminated windows. or > It seemed as though the shadows themselves were chasing him as he ran through the graffitied walls and dumpsters of the alleyway, no matter how fast he ran the shadows kept up. or > His tailored suit flapped wildly as he ran along the graffitied alleyway, his slicked back hair disheveled from his frantic running.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-11-30T17:16:00Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 3