This is where we stop starting things
and keep on doing them.
To tell the truth, people always start
something, you can't really do anything without starting it. You
start to talk, you start to eat, you start to breath slowly, you
start to run, you begin to think that this is getting a little bit
repetitive.
But if you are going to use start/begin
every time you character start something you'll get in deep water,
then to be true to yourself you'll have to say that he is in the
middle of doing something but what if it's 3/4 done and what if it
should be finished but it's not so he starts doing it again... then
you'll also have to give an end to the action, just for consistency
and it's likely to make the all style of your writing unbearable.
Well maybe not but that's for emphasis.
One rule I like to observe is use
start/begin when the action is interrupted straight away.
Example:
Initial: Clara started to run toward
the mountain, the cold icy wind of winter brushing her face as passed
near the bridge.
Replace by: Clara ran toward the
mountain, the cold icy wind of winter brushing her face as passed
near the bridge.
Or in case of interruption:
Clara started to run toward the
mountain but Jimmy caught her hand and forced her to stop and look at
him.
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