I think so? I'm sort of old school in that I want the opening to set the stage, foreshadow the themes a bit, do a bit of "previously on..." (since the time between chapters tends to be weeks and sometimes months), and aim squarely for the unseen destination that is the chapter's end.
In this fic I've also started to look for ways to toss in* the most crucial backstory lore-nuggets, because some of the reviews have twigged me to the fact that I've made incorrect assumptions about how well versed in the Warcraft lore people coming into the fic might be.
Film analog: To me the opening is the long tracking/establishing shot.
I pretty much know what and why; it's more a matter of the "where," of how to sequence all the bits in a way that seems to me to flow as naturally as possible (until my beta comes in and points out everything that is crap :p).
------ * Aside from using footnotes, of course. Because that would be silly. *g*
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In this fic I've also started to look for ways to toss in* the most crucial backstory lore-nuggets, because some of the reviews have twigged me to the fact that I've made incorrect assumptions about how well versed in the Warcraft lore people coming into the fic might be.
Film analog: To me the opening is the long tracking/establishing shot.
I pretty much know what and why; it's more a matter of the "where," of how to sequence all the bits in a way that seems to me to flow as naturally as possible (until my beta comes in and points out everything that is crap :p).
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* Aside from using footnotes, of course. Because that would be silly. *g*