Writing Openers

While reading excerpts of books, I adapted one-liners that could trigger an idea for story.  See where you can take these.


Pull back the curtain on marriage.

Make your mark on cupcake wars and develop a new taste treat. Spin on vegan.

Don't give up sushi meals and beds of comfort, travel on $50 a day.

What is authentic education?

Find a love note in a book of poetry.

What does it mean to be a part-time step mom?

What if you go from angels to zombies to dystopian worlds in one day?

Something dark and dangerous lurks at the edge of town.

Haunted by a freak accident, the woman . . .

What if you get in the wrong cab going home after a few too many?

An artifact washes ashore.  How will you trace it back to the owner?

Creative Write:  Open your writing to a few of these possibilities.