| General Fiction posted September 16, 2024 |
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a tale blowing in the Wind
Cassandra
by jim vecchio
As if propelled on gossamer wings, I planted myself in her boudoir, as I did all those others. Cassandra’s reaction would be the same as well. “How did you…?” Before the sentence was completed I would have her where I wanted her, in my arms. She, too, would surrender her lovely charms to me. She would understand, I am the Wind. I am the substance of it all. I blow into and out of lives, leaving my mark upon them. Would my presence here be for her good, or for evil? You will understand, when you learn her story…
Opening Line writing prompt entry
As if propelled on gossamer wings, I planted myself in her boudoir, as I did all those others. Cassandra’s reaction would be the same as well. “How did you…?” Before the sentence was completed I would have her where I wanted her, in my arms. She, too, would surrender her lovely charms to me. She would understand, I am the Wind. I am the substance of it all. I blow into and out of lives, leaving my mark upon them. Would my presence here be for her good, or for evil? You will understand, when you learn her story…
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Writing Prompt The first sentence of your story should entice your reader to keep reading. There needs to be a hook to reel them in. It could start *in media res* (in the middle of the action/plot) or a mysterious phrasing that intrigues the reader. Ex: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin. (Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka) Ex: It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. (1984 by George Orwell) Compare this to: The alarm went off and I got out of bed. Which story would you rather read based on the first sentence? ****Write an opening paragraph to a story, with a 'hook' in the first sentence. The intrigue/action can continue making the whole paragraph a hook, but the punch should be in the first sentence. ****Prose only, one paragraph, not a whole story (this isn't a flash) just an opening paragraph. Any genre. Fiction or Nonfiction. |
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