Story openings

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Let’s say you have a great idea for a story but you’re sort of stumped on how to start it. Often times, the opening line or first paragraph of a story can make or break a reader’s interest. It can be fun to experiment with different ways to start the same story and figure out... Read Article →

List of over 150 story starters to help start your stories, plus a generator. Use these sentences to start a story with ease and inspiration.

Sometimes it’s difficult to decide where to begin telling a story, and “begin at the beginning” isn’t always the best advice. Click here to download this writing worksheet (PDF) The beginning of your story need not take place in your opening scene! The opening scene can be used to… Capture the reader’s attention with an…

A story starter is a type of writing prompt. Some of the best story starters are opening lines: the first one to three sentences of a story. These lines may consist of dialogue or a snippet of action. Either way, they're designed to help the story writer jump right in. In this post, we will cover eight ways you can integrate story starters into your language arts lessons. #writingprompts #storystarter #writingpromptsforkids #printablesforkids #storywritingtools

I had this great idea the other day as I was working with paper plates in my classroom. The idea was that a paper plate folded in half looked like a taco. So then the idea of TACO Story popped in my brain. Here is how it would go. You will need the following: paper plate, brown construction paper, green paper, red paper and yellow. Fold the plate in half to look like this. Take the brown construction paper and write Topic on it like in the image and cut. Now take the green construction paper…

The Grandfather & Grandson is a short story that imparts true wisdom and learn a life lesson. Find more spiritual stories that inspire. .

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