Starting lines for stories

As Glinda the Good Witch says in The Wizard of Oz, “It’s always best to start at the beginning.” That’s where editors and literary agents generally get going,

"are you single? Asking for a friend." "What friend?" "A friend that believes strongly in the 'I am my own best friend' quote." "Soo, you?" "Guilty."

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

List of over 150 story starters to help start your stories, plus a generator. Use these sentences to start a story with ease and inspiration.

Opening lines often define their stories. Fortunately, perfecting your novel's opening line doesn't require a stroke of luck to pull off!

11 Ways to Start a Story #writing #writingtips #Fiction #infographic #Setting #Characters

She had heard his excuses before, thousands of times, but this time she was sick of them. She had never known that a human body could twist into that position. The bookcases tilted at a precarious angle over the sleeping infant. He was a brave man except when it came to small, tight spaces like […]