I have recently come to the realization that most good, compelling stories have something in that happened before the narrative begins. Examples:
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl: Treasure stolen, hidden, cursed, found again, and curse cast.
- Matrix: Computers have taken over, harvesting humans like batteries.
- Bourne Identity: He was an agent for the CIA trying to stop a dangerous assassin.
- Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs already cloned.
- Harry Potter: There was a dark lord who terrorized the wizard world until he could not kill a helpless baby (ha ha, and he called himself the dark lord).
The list could go on forever. Anyway, I am just pointing out something that I am sure is obvious to everyone else. Feel free to mock me.
Also, November is
National Novel Writing Month. If you've ever wanted to write a long piece of fiction, now you have an excuse.