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CREATIVE WRITING
First Lines
The first line of a short story is very
important, a good one can hook the reader and make them want to read on. A weak
first line and they might pass your story by.
Create a paragraph for the following lines:
How are you going to begin your paragraph?
Will you begin with setting or character description or action, for example ?
Will you include dialogue or leave that to later?
CHOOSE at least three of the following :
The plains were deserted of life.
Fierce waves burst, white and frothy as they collided with the ferry, rocking it back and forth.
I remember pain.
He was often dreaming, litle Timmy.
She stood in the centre of a room bleached of all colour by moonlight.
I placed the key in the lock, opened the front door and bolted upstairs.
In darkness I wait.
The butter was a soft golden cube that slid into the mixing bowl and smeared its sides.
'What time do you call this?'
The snake stretches out across the sunburnt road.
May 5th 1973.
Dust finds a way into all the gaps and crevices , fils the cabin with a dry humidity that burns my nostrils and sticks in my throat.
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Share your writing with peers.
Did anyone create an unusual paragraph from the first line?
What could happen next in the story and how might it end?
Student ACTIVITY
Create five one liners for inspiring others to write - choose five different genres from the following :
Science fiction
Romance
War
Horror
Mystery
Adventure
Tragedy
Comedy
Remember, you may find you are combining more than one literary genre or style in your one liner but make it as clear as you can which genre you are introducing in your one-liner short story openings.
ACTIVITY
One- liners are written on the white board and you choose three that interest you.
Write some creative first paragraphs from the one-liners you have chosen.