I have often heard that the first sentence of a short story or a novel is very important to the work, as the first sentence should capture the reader's attention and make him or her want to continue reading the story. So, as a little audience participation I would like to hear some great first sentences. You can post them in the comments of this post. If they are from a book you have read, please source the book. I also welcome any first sentences that are your own work.
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One that I made up a long time ago and may actually have to use someday.
Having sniffed his butt and spun around three times, the dog flopped onto his dead master’s feet.
That makes me want to read on and invokes the sense of smell, which is the most neglected sense in writing!
I made this one up a while back, but people keep copying it…
“It was a dark and stormy night,”
=P
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
(LOL at Confused Writer!)
Hi guys,
I’m 11 and i’m trying to write a short story for school. Has anyone got any good ideas for a first sentence?
It wasn´t some distant place anymore, it was my new home.
or
Our worst torments appears when we are closest to our happiness.
Where are my pants?
I don’t know web. I don’t have them.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
P.S. My fav so far is “Where are my Pants”
Thanks Kat
as the wind crashed against his dry lifless face.
“muahahaha”
is my first sentence: )
JOKING.
thoughts of devastation and confusion tore through my mind as i lay in bed.