Archive for the 'Story Starters' Category

Picture a Story

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

I thought instead of putting anymore story starters up I would do something a bit different for a while and instead I thought I would post three pictures of mine as sort of writing stimuli – so basically feel free to write stories about these images 🙂

More Story Starters!

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Selorian: His memories were like the snowflakes. They formed, floated down to him, and dissipated when he tried to hold on to them. #storystarters Selorian: The snake wrapped around his leg and beat him with it’s whip-like tail. He frantically kicked, trying to dislodge it. #storystarters Selorian: The radio blared to life at precisely 8am, […]

My Story Starters 10

Friday, May 13th, 2011

With this post I will have posted 100 story starters 🙂 Use them to get the creative juices flowing 🙂 1) The clinic was a special one, a sort of orphanage for those things that had been created in desperation. 2) A fighting chance, that’s what they had promised her! Not that she had believed […]

My Story Starters 9

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Story starters are a twitter meme were writers share first liners in the hope of helping fellow writers – write! 1) It seemed at first glance to be a case of boy meets girl but what with the time travelling, memory loss and sex changes it was nothing so simple 2) If there was one […]

My Story Starters 8

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Yep even more story starters for you all! 1) She put her lipstick on, it was sugar pink and matched the powder blue vanish on her nails 2) The sleepy village with its prize winning gastro pub and endless footpaths was the idyllic British norm… 3) Hair crinkled in black ribbons that were looped back […]

My Story Starters 7

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

More of my story starters to help budding writers 🙂 1) The asteroid against all probability and sensibilities was a meadow 2) Time trickled in a steady flow of moments, sometimes they would bunch together 3) If anyone had been watching the seed heavy grasses in the field left fallow for hay they would have […]

My Story Starters 6

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Ten more story starters to get the fellow story writers out there writing! 1) The sand was gritty between his toes ad a warm fug seemed to have enveloped him 2) The streamlined lines of light glittered all around the city ensuring that never quiet fell 3) Insects had swarmed before but not like his […]

My Story Starters 5

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Story Starters are first sentences that can be used in writing exercises to get yourself writing – here are ten of mine I am putting out there for people to use. 1) The breeze russeled the top of the trees sending whispers across the school field 2) I have as of yesterday been dead for […]

My Story Starters 4

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Story Starters are a twitter meme started by Solorian were writers share the beginnings of potential stories to help each other get going with the whole writing malarky – here are another ten of mine – use and abuse them 🙂 1) The crystals came from only the deepest of mines, blood and sweat was […]

My Story Starters 3

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Story Starters are a twitter meme were writers share opening lines they have created in order to help others begin their writing process – here are more of my story starters – take and use 🙂 1) The world was created in waves, each successive one wrapping the previous one in complexity 2) From Paradise […]