First line prompts

Check out this list of the best first lines from short stories, novels, and poems. Improve your writing with examples of opening lines from literature!

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 […]

The First Line #041 I give you the first line, you fill in the rest! Prompts are for anyone and everyone, but if you use them, please link back to this blog. Also, if you post something based on a...

10 Awesome First Line Prompts for Writers. Here are 10 awesome first-liners from favourite novels and childerns books, to spark your writing mind. #writingprompts #writingtips

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