The most important thing about writing is finding a good idea. You have to have a great idea to write a story. You have to be able to see the whole picture before you can start to write it. Sometimes, you might need help with that. Story starters are a great way to get the story rolling. You can use them to kick off a story, start a character in a story or even start a scene in a story.
When you start writing a story, you need to have a hook. A hook can be a character or a plot device. It can also be a setting, something like “A young man came into a bar with a horse.” or a setting like “It was the summer of 1969, and there were no cell phones.” The first sentence of a story is often the hook. It can also be a premise or a situation, such as, “A strange old man in a black cloak was sitting on the train platform.”
Story starters are a way to quickly get the story going. They give the reader a place to start reading your story. Some story starters are obvious, and some are not. The best story starters are the ones that give the reader a glimpse into the story. They can be a part of a story or a part of a scene. They can be a way to show the reader the mood of a story. If you want to start a story, you can use a simple sentence. You can also use a question or an inspirational quote. In this post, we have listed over 150 story starters to get your story started with a bang! A great way to use these story starters is at the start of the Finish The Story game.
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150+ Creative Story Starters
Here is a list of good sentences to start a story with:
- I’ve read about a million stories about princesses but never thought I could ever be one.
- There was once a man who was very old, but he was wise. He lived for a very long time, and he was very happy.
- What is the difference between a man and a cat? A cat has nine lives.
- In the middle of the night, a boy is running through the woods.
- It is the end of the world.
- He knew he was not allowed to look into the eyes of the princess, but he couldn’t help himself.
- The year is 1893. A young boy was running away from home.
- What if the Forest was actually a magical portal to another dimension, the Forest was a portal to the Otherworld?
- In the Forest, you will find a vast number of magical beings of all sorts.
- It was the middle of the night, and the forest was quiet. No bugs or animals disturbed the silence. There were no birds, no chirping.
- If you wish to stay in the Forest, you will need to follow these rules: No one shall leave the Forest. No one shall enter. No one shall take anything from the Forest.
- “It was a terrible day,” said the old man in a raspy voice.
- A cat is flying through the air, higher and higher, when it happens, and the cat doesn’t know how it got there, how it got to be in the sky.
- I was lying in the woods, and I was daydreaming.
- The Earth is a world of wonders.
- The fairy is the most amazing creature I have ever met.
- A young girl was sitting on a tree stump at the edge of a river when she noticed a magical tree growing in the water.
- My dancing rat is dressed in a jacket, a tie and glasses, which make him look like a person.
- In the darkness of the night, I am alone, but I know that I am not.
- Owls are the oldest, and most intelligent, of all birds.
- My name is Reyna, and I am a fox.
- The woman was drowning.
- One day, he was walking in the forest.
- It was a dark and stormy night…
- There was a young girl who could not sleep…
- A boy in a black cape rode on a white horse…
- A crazy old man in a black cloak was sitting in the middle of the street…
- The sun was setting on a beautiful summer day…
- The dog was restless…”
- There was a young boy in a brown coat…
- I met a young man in the woods…
- In the middle of a dark forest…
- The young girl was at home with her family…
- There was a young man who was sitting on a …
- A young man came into a bar with a horse…
- I have had a lot of bad dreams…
- He was a man who wanted to be king…
- It was the summer of 1969, and there were no cell phones.
- I know what you’re thinking. But no, I don’t want to be a vegetarian. The worst part is I don’t like the taste.
- She looked at the boy and decided to ask him why he wasn’t eating. She didn’t want to look mean, but she was going to ask him anyway.
- The song played on the radio, as Samual wiped away his tears.
- This was the part when everything was about to go downhill. But it didn’t…
- “Why make life harder for yourself?” asked Claire, as she bit into her apple.
- She made a promise to herself that she would never do it.
- I was able to escape.
- I was reading a book when the accident happened.
- “I can’t stand up for people who lie and cheat.” I cried.
- You look at me and I feel beautiful.
- I know what I want to be when I grow up.
- We didn’t have much money. But we knew how to throw a good party.
- The wind blew on the silent streets of London.
- What do you get when you cross an angry bee and my sister?
- The flight was slow and bumpy. I was half asleep when the captain announced we were going down.
- At the far end of the city was a river that was overgrown with weeds.
- It was a quiet night in the middle of a busy week.
- One afternoon, I was eating a sandwich in the park when I spotted a stranger.
- In the late afternoon, a few students sat on the lawn reading.
- The fireflies were dancing in the twilight as the sunset.
- In the early evening, the children played in the park.
- The sun was setting and the moon was rising.
- A crowd gathered in the square as the band played.
- The top of the water tower shone in the moonlight.
- The light in the living room was on, but the light in the kitchen was off.
- When I was a little boy, I used to make up stories about the adventures of these amazing animals, creatures, and so on.
- All of the sudden, I realized I was standing in the middle of an open field surrounded by nothing but wildflowers, and the only thing I remembered about it was that I’d never seen a tree before.
- It’s the kind of thing that’s only happened to me once before in my life, but it’s so cool to see it.
- They gave him a little wave as they drove away.
- The car had left the parking lot, and a few hours later we arrived home.
- They were going to play a game of bingo.
- He’d made up his mind to do it. He’d have to tell her soon, though. He was waiting for a moment when they were alone and he could say it without feeling like an idiot. But when that moment came, he couldn’t think of anything to say.
- Jamie always wanted to own a plane, but his parents were a little tight on the budget. So he’d been saving up to buy one of his own.
- The night was getting colder, and the wind was blowing in from the west.
- The doctor stared down at the small, withered corpse.
- She’d never been in the woods before, but she wasn’t afraid.
- The kids were having a great time in the playground.
- The police caught the thieves red-handed.
- The world needs a hero more than ever.
- Mother always said, “Be good and nice things will happen…”
- There is a difference between what you see and what you think you see.
- The sun was low in the sky and the air was warm.
- “It’s time to go home,” she said, “I’m getting a headache.”
- It was a cold winter’s day, and the snow had come early.
- I found a wounded bird in my garden.
- “You should have seen the look on my face.”
- He opened the door and stepped back.
- My father used to say, “All good things come to an end.”
- The problem with fast cars is that they break so easily.
- “What do you think of this one?” asked Mindy.
- “If I asked you to do something, would you do it?” asked Jacob.
- I was surprised to see her on the bus.
- I was never the most popular one in my class.
- We had a bad fight that day.
- The coffee machine had stopped working, so I went to the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea.
- It was a muggy night, and the air-conditioning unit was so loud it hurt my ears.
- I had a sleepless night because I couldn’t get my head to turn off.
- I woke up at dawn and heard a horrible noise.
- I was so tired I didn’t know if I’d be able to sleep that night.
- I put on the light and looked at myself in the mirror.
- I decided to go in, but the door was locked.
- A man in a red sweater stood staring at a little kitten as if it was on fire.
- “It’s so beautiful,” he said, “I’m going to take a picture.”
- “I think we’re lost,” he said, “It’s all your fault.”
- It’s hard to imagine what a better life might be like
- He was a tall, lanky man, with a long face, a nose like a pin, and a thin, sandy moustache.
- He had a face like a lion’s and an eye like a hawk’s.
- The man was so broad and strong that it was as if a mountain had been folded up and carried in his belly.
- I opened the door. I didn’t see her, but I knew she was there.
- I walked down the street. I couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.
- I arrived at my parents’ home at 8:00 AM.
- The nurse had been very helpful.
- On the table was an array of desserts.
- I had just finished putting the last of my books in the trunk.
- A car horn honked, startling me.
- The kitchen was full of pots and pans.
- There are too many things to remember.
- The world was my oyster. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
- “My grandfather was a World War II veteran. He was a decorated hero who’d earned himself a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart.
- Beneath the menacing, skeletal shadow of the mountain, a hermit sat on his ledge. His gnarled hands folded on his gnarled knees. His eyes stared blankly into the fog.
- I heard a story about a dragon, who was said to be the size of a house, that lived on the top of the tallest mountain in the world.
- I was told a story about a man who found a golden treasure, which was buried in this very park.
- He stood alone in the middle of a dark and silent room, his head cocked to one side, the brown locks of his hair, which were parted in the middle, falling down over his eyes.
- Growing up, I was the black sheep of the family. I had my father’s eyes, but my mother’s smile.
- Once upon a time, there was a woman named Miss Muffett, and she lived in a big house with many rooms.
- When I was a child, my mother told me that the water looked so bright because the sun was shining on it. I did not understand what she meant at the time.
- The man in the boat took the water bottle and drank from it as he paddled away.
- The man looked at the child with a mixture of pity and contempt.
- An old man and his grandson sat in their garden. The old man told his grandson to dig a hole.
- An old woman was taking a walk on the beach. The tide was high and she had to wade through the water to get to the other side.
- She looked up at the clock and saw that it was five minutes past seven.
- The man looked up from the map he was studying. “How’s it going, mate?”
- I was in my room on the third floor, staring out of the window.
- A dark silhouette of a woman stood in the doorway.
- The church bells began to ring.
- The moon rose above the horizon.
- A bright light shone over the road.
- The night sky began to glow.
- I could hear my mother cooking in the kitchen.
- The fog began to roll in.
- He came in late to the class and sat at the back.
- A young boy picked up a penny and put it in his pocket.
- He went to the bathroom and looked at his face in the mirror.
- It was the age of wisdom and the age of foolishness. We once had everything and now we have nothing.
- A young man died yesterday, and no one knows why.
- The boy was a little boy. He was not yet a man. He lived in a house in a big city.
- They had just returned from the theatre when the phone rang.
- I walked up to the front of the store and noticed the neon sign was out.
- I always wondered what happened to Mary.
- I stopped to say hello and then walked on.
- The boy’s mother didn’t want him to play outside…
- The lights suddenly went out…
- After 10 years in prison, he was finally out.
- The raindrops pelted the window, which was set high up on the wall, and I could see it was a clear day outside.
- My friend and I had just finished a large pizza, and we were about to open our second.
- I love the smell of the ocean, but it never smells as good as it does when the waves are crashing.
- They just stood there, staring at each other.
- A party was in full swing until the music stopped.
For more ideas on how to start your story, check out these first-line writing prompts. Did you find this list of creative story starters useful? Let us know in the comments below!