Good sentences are the building blocks of stories, and the first one can be the hardest to write. So to help get you thinking like a creative writer, here is our bumper list of 50 story sentence starters.
Story Starter Sentences
- Jack hadn’t meant for it to happen.
- The wind swirled around me, and the world went black.
- At first, I couldn’t understand why I had woken up – then I felt the icy fingers close around my wrist.
- Walking through the graveyard, Chloe couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched.
- “Surprise!” They cried, leaping out from behind the door.
- It had been the happiest day of his life.
- With a sudden rush of panic, I realized I had no idea where I was.
- She was here, standing in front of my house again.
- Jenny could feel her heart racing as she stared at herself in the mirror.
- My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine, and a lump came to my throat. It was him.
- As he walked down the street, Adam felt the spider in his pocket stir.
- Not again, Jess thought.
- It’s a strange and scary sensation to forget your name suddenly.
- Oliver couldn’t believe he was finally here.
- Charlotte dreaded this time of year – today was the day she would have to.
- It was a sunny summer afternoon when I discovered I could fly.
- With a sense of unease, Amelia realized she had been here before.
- Matt slammed the car into reverse, but it was already too late.
- I have always hated chocolate, so I was more surprised than anybody to find myself standing outside of the quaint chocolate shop on the outskirts of town.
- Frantically, I pounded on the door.
- Whatever that object in the sky was, it was becoming increasingly clear that only I could see it.
- As the plane touched down, I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
- Have you ever had a feeling that something wasn’t right? That’s how I felt the day.
- As our eyes met across the busy cafe tables, I was struck with the feeling that I already knew her.
- People say that dragons aren’t real, but I know better.
- The last time he had seen the man, Harrison had been asleep.
- She held out her arms to hug me, but I knew this wasn’t my house – and she wasn’t my Mum.
- It’s funny how you can be in the middle of something, and a random memory will strike.
- As much as Tim had tried to ignore it, he couldn’t deny it any longer – someone was knocking on his bedroom door.
- “Oh, what lovely music!” Harper cried. Her friend looked puzzled. “What music.
- Whoever looked back at me in the mirror certainly wasn’t me.
- None of this would have happened if I’d never learned to time travel.
- The house on the hill stood lonely and derelict.
- The day I got my pet cat was also when the trouble began.
- Frowning, I held my hand towards the remote, willing it to move towards me. Then, almost imperceptibly – it twitched.
- It was sometime in August when I completely disappeared.
- Liam had been my best friend for years – that’s how I knew something was wrong.
- It was 2 am, and the phone was ringing.
- The teacher looked across at my Mum and me. “What do you think I’m going to say?” She asked.
- I woke with a jolt and glanced at the clock. Then, with a groan, I realized I’d overslept again.
- It always happened at dusk, just as the sun began to set.
- Before the disaster, George had been a pharmacist.
- As the bus pulled away, Lauren realized her bag was still under the seat.
- Unafraid, Sophie ran and leaped off the diving board.
- “What happened?” Dad asked, his mouth hanging open as he took in the kitchen’s state.
- It was supposed to be a fun hike through the woods, but nobody could have imagined what it would become.
- It was the best present he had ever received.
- As he sank further into the water, he began to panic.
- It had been the worst day.
- With tears in his eyes, he turned around and began to walk away.