how to write the first sentence #writing #novel

[filonarafinja]

It comes when you want to sleep but your brain is randomly coming up with the best sentence ever and then you can't sleep because your so focused on your book

[persephonexx]

my best lines come at 3 am when i have insomnia

[therobloxiancheese]

'Look, I didn't want to be a half blood.'
Still brings me to tears.

[Softy..]

and when you finally think you found it, only to read it later and delete it

[evabolton]

Here’s a first line I wrote that I’m actually happy with-
“I always thought moving to mars was a stupid idea, but stupid things become more desirable when you're desperate.”

[IJPAILJIMIAIOD]

advice!! just put [opening sentence] and keep going! it’s all about the momentum when you’re writing your first draft. once you’re ready, you go back to your brackets and edit them to actually say what you want :)

[oliviajenks]

Okay so I started writing my book over the quarantine after I had a dream about floating space koi fish. No I was not high, I don’t do drugs or drink I’m 16 years old and religious. But I ended up writing a 270 pg sci fi novel in the span of 8 months. I haven’t got it published and I probably won’t, but I’m very proud of it and someday I might edit it again and submit it. Who knows

[seaslime]

As a person who likes to write stories I can confirm writing at 12:00am to 3:00am you have the best quotes or storyline scenes😅

[LavenderHoneyz]

Meanwhile Rick Riordan:
"Yea, i know. You guys are going to read about how i died in agony and you're going to be like, "WOW that sounds cool Magnus! Can i die in agony too?"

[Eepop_stuffs]

In the shower i came up with the best intro ever to the story i was working on but the moment i stepped out of the shower i immediately forgot like 80% of what i imagined

[annikaewing]

I still haven’t written it. I’m working on it backwards 😂

[QueenArt]

I’m the type to get good ideas when I can’t work on it, then when I work on it, I forget my idea-😅

[SiddGrg-wcbp]

The way you start a story can change everything

[livefreewjesus]

My first line ended up being
“I live in Utopia, and it’s a living hell.”

[Brianx]

Here is a good start for your book
"The cold winter air felt like it was humming outside my window"
"The clock hit midnight it felt like ive been up for hours"
"As i walked into the woods i heard a crunch of a stick..."
"The grass was beatiful the birds were sworming above the sky"
Hope this helps

[RocketRcn]

As a learning writer, I’ve learned by several writers, telling me that when writing for first draft of a book—or even the first sentence…NEVER delete what you write, just keep on writing until you get all the way to the very end. That’s what revisions are for at the end. You write whatever you are thinking about, and then when you reach then end, that’s where you can do the revisions and all of the finalizing stuff. Never correct something while in the middle of writing: because that will only disturb the flow of your writing, thus, only making it much more harder to get back to where you left off.

[mistycupcake]

Relatable it’s taking me 5 months to figure it out and I’m still confused as a baby beginner writer

[Astrid..Ledeptis]

“Look, I didn’t want to be a halfblood.” NEVER LETTING GO OF THAT UNCLE RICK

[a.p.]

I’ve been on the New York Times best seller list several times. Let me give you a bit of advice, always start your book with, “Once upon a time.” And end it with, “And then he/she woke up from a dream.”

[Vanessa_]

The hardest thing for me is choosing what my book will be about