Writing: Friday First Five Sentences

A long time ago, in a city far far away, I had a writing circle where I encouraged the group to write five sentences that could be the first sentences of a story or novel. The intent is to draw readers in, to make them want to know more. The first sentence of short stories and novels and articles should grab the reader and make him or her unable to close the book and toss it away.

So, I’m going to start trying to do this once a week on Fridays from now on to get myself back into the groove of writing. If you’d like to play along, post your sentences either to your own blog and leave a link in the comments or add your sentences in the comments section of each week’s post.

Happy writing!