Short story opening lines

Everyone knows the best way to start a novel or a story is with a killer opening line. You need something that hooks the reader and immediately sets whatever mood you’re trying to set. It should be your best sentence. In fact, what follows doesn’t really matter that much because you’ve done such a good … Continue reading How to write a great opening line that will make your readers salivate

So, chapters. It occurred to me the other week that I’d yet to talk about them here on Well-Storied, despite the fact that I’ve been running this show for well over two years now. How could I have skipped something so crucial to the structure of a good novel? I'll be honest. For a long time, I re

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Story starters, or writing prompts, are a great way to get middle school students into creative writing. Story starter sentences get the creative juices flowing by giving students the opening sentence or first sentence of a short story. Having an opening line is easier than staring at a blank page. It gets students to write a story even when they don’t feel creative!

Check out this list of the best first lines from short stories, novels, and poems. Improve your writing with examples of opening lines from literature!

The first sentence of your story is the most important you will write. It will determine whether the reader (or publisher) decides to keep reading or toss your book aside. Think of it this way: when you meet someone new you decide from your first impression whether or not you like the person and are […]

Making a short story can become one of the common assignments given by teachers. However, it is not easy to make. It takes time, and sometimes it is not easy to visualize and arrange the idea in mind into good words. That is why there is a short story outline template. The template can provide