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10 Opening Line Ideas

Tasha had grown accustomed to seeing zombies on a regular basis.

By a sparkling and cool stream, Phyllis reflected on the past.

If I'd become a CEO, I'd still be married to Shane.

I feel I was particularly dull on the night that I died.

If I could change one thing, it would be sharpening that knife.

In a lonely and dark woodland, an ant reflected on the past.

I have two things on my mind: playing netball and my iminent death.

In a dark and spooky woodland, my partner dreampt of more.

London had been without sunshine for months.

Meredith Hoffman is at the heart of everythign I do.


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A blank page can be very daunting. Whether you've planned the perfect story or are suffering from writers' block, you still need to write that first line.

Use our opening line tool above to help inspire you to get started. It's ideal for novels, short stories and the opening line of dialogue in a movie or stage play.








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