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10 Opening Line Ideas

If I'd become a professor, I'd still be married to Seb.

Do you find me cautious yet?

There are only three things in life that truly matter: politics, books and health.

"This is your last chance!" cried Melissa.

Dear reader, I wish I could tell you that the aliens survived.

Do you find me funny yet?

Becci was known for stealing other people's wives.

People trust me with their money; they shouldn't.

Why shouldn't my father go to jail?

I don't feel I was particularly shy the morning I killed Gazella.


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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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