Assignment: In the book What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers, the following exercise is offered:
". . . write five of your own opening lines for five different stories. When you read, look for opening lines that immediately pull the reader into the story. And if you keep a journal or notebook, consider starting a new section and adding one first sentence a day—for the rest of your life."
Some sample first sentences:
- Raymond Carver, "Cathedral": This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night.
- Toni Cade Bambara, "Medley": I could tell the minute I got in the door and dropped my bag, I wasn't staying.
- Joseph Maiolo, "Covering Home": Coach discovered Danny's arm when Danny's parents were splitting up at the beginning of the season.
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