I find it interesting that, for me, the first sentences gain more weight when the story is fully written. I don't know why that is. Maybe because when I lay down the first words, I'm not completely certain where the story will be going. So they're like a clue for me, an unconscious prod. I was in a writing class once where the person running it said that the best stories have an echo of the starting lines at the end. I don't think it's necessarily true but it's something to think about. That circular nature.
I find it interesting that, for me, the first sentences gain more weight when the story is fully written. I don't know why that is. Maybe because when I lay down the first words, I'm not completely certain where the story will be going. So they're like a clue for me, an unconscious prod. I was in a writing class once where the person running it said that the best stories have an echo of the starting lines at the end. I don't think it's necessarily true but it's something to think about. That circular nature.