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10 Opening Line Ideas

Dear reader, I wish I could tell you that I'm a graceful man.

If I'd become a painter, I'd still be married to Dunstan.

612,107 people died in 2934 but only one deserved it.

I don't feel I was particularly trusting as a child.

74 people have died trying to rescue Basil.

I would have married her if it weren't for Dot.

There are only three things in life that truly matter: money, religion and politics.

Every spring, I visited my uncle, until the year I met Katharine.

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

Last night I dreamt I was at my funeral again.


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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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