The rule is “don’t open in the middle of TOO MUCH action.” “Action” here refers to violence. I take particular issue with your example of Fahrenheit 451, however. Fewer can hook us with a unique story or a character from the first sentence. But now it isn’t enough to be able to write prettily about scenery or weather thousands of writers can do that without breaking a sweat. These endings had not necessarily been overdone yet when these examples were written. Tex, a lot of these rules exist, not because the type of beginning is bad in itself, but because it’s been done too many times before and has become banal, like a landscape painting in a hotel room. It may take awhile to be featured if you submit, so I advise looking at the examples already posted there to see if any are similar to yours – and whether they made the cut. Ray, who runs the site, also gives valuable feedback.
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