That first day. You don't know anyone, and no one knows you. It's a chance to make a fresh start. Or perhaps it's a challenge: you must find a new set of cronies, partners in crime, among a crowd of strangers.

Currently, Harry Potter probably has the most famous first day of school. He learns about chocolate frogs and spells and prejudice in the wizarding community. He also gets sorted, as he wishes desperately not to end up in Slytherin. He is suddenly transformed from the boy living under the stairs to the famous survivor of a dastardly attack: a boy with an archenemy.

In honor of school starting up - think about your main character's first day at a new school. Maybe she's moved, or she's headed off to college. Maybe she's recently discovered a power or talent that's allowed her to attend a special school. Maybe she's lost her ability to use a power or talent, and she has to go to a 'normal' school for the first time ever. What does she do as she walks into that classroom with a bunch of strangers? Write up that first…Terrifying? Terrible? Fantastic?…moment.