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Joyce Carol Oates said it best: "The first sentence can't be written until the final sentence is written."
Worry about finishing your story, not about writing the perfect opening sentence! You can change anything you like once you've finished -- go back and think of a great first sentence then, instead of waiting for some magical "first sentence" to fall out of the sky and hit you in the head.
Now get off the internet and get back to writing that story!
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∙ 11y ago
The rhythmic hum of the engine filled the air as we sped down the empty highway. The setting sun cast a warm glow over the landscape, creating a picturesque scene that was soon shattered by a deafening screech of tires and the sickening crunch of metal on metal. Time seemed to slow as our car spun out of control, the world outside a blur of motion and chaos. And in that split-second, our lives were forever changed.
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