I'd let the readers root for his friends instead. It's a gradual thing, but they come to see that the protagonist is a bad guy and the people around...
This is another matter of practice. The more you write outside of the academic context, the easier it will be to go back to it. Three years worth of...
So it hit me today when I did it twice for two separate stories I'm working on, but the best way to write an opening is to follow my scene list for a...
I like cars. Old cars. If I had to choose between spending a weekend elbow deep in my engine bay or writing the next big best seller, well my head might explode.