Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#NotRealOpeners
"Before you ask, yes, I used to fear death just like everyone else, but it turns out you really can get used to anything."
"Before you ask, yes, I used to fear death just like everyone else, but it turns out you really can get used to anything."
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
#NotRealOpeners
"Before you ask, yes, I used to fear death just like everyone else, but it turns out you really can get used to anything."
"Before you ask, yes, I used to fear death just like everyone else, but it turns out you really can get used to anything."
"I'm having your baby" hits a little different when you live in a tank of fluid in a classified laboratory.
#notrealopeners #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingprompts #writesky
#notrealopeners #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingprompts #writesky
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
"I'm having your baby" hits a little different when you live in a tank of fluid in a classified laboratory.
#notrealopeners #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingprompts #writesky
#notrealopeners #writingcommunity #writingprompt #writingprompts #writesky
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
#NotRealOpeners #HQPress
"I know this looks bad." Morgan dropped the bloody knife she was holding and it hit the ground with a clang. "But it was already in him. I just sort of... pulled it out."
"I know this looks bad." Morgan dropped the bloody knife she was holding and it hit the ground with a clang. "But it was already in him. I just sort of... pulled it out."
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 AM
#NotRealOpeners #HQPress
"I know this looks bad." Morgan dropped the bloody knife she was holding and it hit the ground with a clang. "But it was already in him. I just sort of... pulled it out."
"I know this looks bad." Morgan dropped the bloody knife she was holding and it hit the ground with a clang. "But it was already in him. I just sort of... pulled it out."
I'm bad at these but I'll make an attempt 😅
"Jake woke up on the last day of his life with an aggressive hangover and a goat in his living room."
#notrealopeners #hqpress #writingcommunity #writesky
"Jake woke up on the last day of his life with an aggressive hangover and a goat in his living room."
#notrealopeners #hqpress #writingcommunity #writesky
Friends!! I checked my calendar and somehow it's Friday again!!
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm bad at these but I'll make an attempt 😅
"Jake woke up on the last day of his life with an aggressive hangover and a goat in his living room."
#notrealopeners #hqpress #writingcommunity #writesky
"Jake woke up on the last day of his life with an aggressive hangover and a goat in his living room."
#notrealopeners #hqpress #writingcommunity #writesky
“For reasons Madison couldn’t speculate on at 6am, her bathroom now had two doors.”
#notrealopeners
#notrealopeners
Friends!! I checked my calendar and somehow it's Friday again!!
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“For reasons Madison couldn’t speculate on at 6am, her bathroom now had two doors.”
#notrealopeners
#notrealopeners
"If the world needed saving before Darla had her coffee, she didn't think it would be worth saving at all."
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
In convo with other writers, we bemoaned the difficulty of a good opening(& closing) line.
I think it would be fun to practice opening lines, with no intent to actually use them; just to work on hook, flow, & early establishment.
I feel like it might be a dangerous game, though...
#WritingCommunity
I think it would be fun to practice opening lines, with no intent to actually use them; just to work on hook, flow, & early establishment.
I feel like it might be a dangerous game, though...
#WritingCommunity
July 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"If the world needed saving before Darla had her coffee, she didn't think it would be worth saving at all."
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
“The sun baked the asphalt beneath my shoes and heat rose in shimmering waves, like fragmented mirrors, but it was no reflection. I saw Me staring through the light-bent haze. I waved. I didn’t wave back.”
#notrealopeners #writingprompt
#notrealopeners #writingprompt
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“The sun baked the asphalt beneath my shoes and heat rose in shimmering waves, like fragmented mirrors, but it was no reflection. I saw Me staring through the light-bent haze. I waved. I didn’t wave back.”
#notrealopeners #writingprompt
#notrealopeners #writingprompt
The infant carrier sat alone on the street corner, unnoticed by cars passing in the night. A small, tattered blanket hung precariously from the canopy, shielding its interior from the elements.
#NotRealOpeners
#NotRealOpeners
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The infant carrier sat alone on the street corner, unnoticed by cars passing in the night. A small, tattered blanket hung precariously from the canopy, shielding its interior from the elements.
#NotRealOpeners
#NotRealOpeners
Hello #NotRealOpeners
"In the beginning, there was nothing, but that was a very long time ago, and it had no immediate bearing on what happened that day in June."
"In the beginning, there was nothing, but that was a very long time ago, and it had no immediate bearing on what happened that day in June."
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hello #NotRealOpeners
"In the beginning, there was nothing, but that was a very long time ago, and it had no immediate bearing on what happened that day in June."
"In the beginning, there was nothing, but that was a very long time ago, and it had no immediate bearing on what happened that day in June."
Inspired by true events #NotRealOpeners
He sat, dull and bloodshot as a stoned, fat drunkard staring at commercials, only it wasn’t commercials, and he wasn’t quite watching.
He sat, dull and bloodshot as a stoned, fat drunkard staring at commercials, only it wasn’t commercials, and he wasn’t quite watching.
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Inspired by true events #NotRealOpeners
He sat, dull and bloodshot as a stoned, fat drunkard staring at commercials, only it wasn’t commercials, and he wasn’t quite watching.
He sat, dull and bloodshot as a stoned, fat drunkard staring at commercials, only it wasn’t commercials, and he wasn’t quite watching.
“I decided it was time to give up sex work when a client was shot in the head with my tit in his mouth.”
#notrealopeners #writingprompt #writesky
#notrealopeners #writingprompt #writesky
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“I decided it was time to give up sex work when a client was shot in the head with my tit in his mouth.”
#notrealopeners #writingprompt #writesky
#notrealopeners #writingprompt #writesky
#NotRealOpeners
"Being dead is a ton of work."
"The goat stood atop the head of the dead dragon."
"I seem to have a fence post sticking out of my chest. Shit."
"It was a day and then the sun exploded."
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
"Being dead is a ton of work."
"The goat stood atop the head of the dead dragon."
"I seem to have a fence post sticking out of my chest. Shit."
"It was a day and then the sun exploded."
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#NotRealOpeners
"Being dead is a ton of work."
"The goat stood atop the head of the dead dragon."
"I seem to have a fence post sticking out of my chest. Shit."
"It was a day and then the sun exploded."
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
"Being dead is a ton of work."
"The goat stood atop the head of the dead dragon."
"I seem to have a fence post sticking out of my chest. Shit."
"It was a day and then the sun exploded."
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity
#NotRealOpeners
1. She watched glitter float down from the ceiling and couldn't help being pissed that it landed in her scrambled eggs.
2. Once the body was buried, he told himself, he would have a beer and then a nap.
3. Not for the first time, they cursed the dinosaurs in the valley.
1. She watched glitter float down from the ceiling and couldn't help being pissed that it landed in her scrambled eggs.
2. Once the body was buried, he told himself, he would have a beer and then a nap.
3. Not for the first time, they cursed the dinosaurs in the valley.
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#NotRealOpeners
1. She watched glitter float down from the ceiling and couldn't help being pissed that it landed in her scrambled eggs.
2. Once the body was buried, he told himself, he would have a beer and then a nap.
3. Not for the first time, they cursed the dinosaurs in the valley.
1. She watched glitter float down from the ceiling and couldn't help being pissed that it landed in her scrambled eggs.
2. Once the body was buried, he told himself, he would have a beer and then a nap.
3. Not for the first time, they cursed the dinosaurs in the valley.
Friends!! I checked my calendar and somehow it's Friday again!!
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Friends!! I checked my calendar and somehow it's Friday again!!
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Day 2 of #NotRealOpeners! Let's see if I can avoid actual book ideas as intended 😂
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
"If the world needed saving before Darla had her coffee, she didn't think it would be worth saving at all."
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
"When the orange tree was in bloom, the memories of the dead strengthened to full apparitions."
"Forgiveness was free; Marius charged top dollar for vengeance."
#NotRealOpeners
In convo with other writers, we bemoaned the difficulty of a good opening(& closing) line.
I think it would be fun to practice opening lines, with no intent to actually use them; just to work on hook, flow, & early establishment.
I feel like it might be a dangerous game, though...
#WritingCommunity
I think it would be fun to practice opening lines, with no intent to actually use them; just to work on hook, flow, & early establishment.
I feel like it might be a dangerous game, though...
#WritingCommunity
July 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Day 2 of #NotRealOpeners! Let's see if I can avoid actual book ideas as intended 😂
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
"When Ceilidth got stuck, she cracked open her thesaurus; it had been getting a lot of use recently."
#NotRealOpeners
#NotRealOpeners
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"When Ceilidth got stuck, she cracked open her thesaurus; it had been getting a lot of use recently."
#NotRealOpeners
#NotRealOpeners
#notrealopeners
A woman in love can forgive many wrongdoings. Some see this as the inherent goodness in womankind. Others know better. They know how fickle such forgiveness is, how a single tipping point will reveal the reservoir of resentment which has been building for time untold.
>>>
A woman in love can forgive many wrongdoings. Some see this as the inherent goodness in womankind. Others know better. They know how fickle such forgiveness is, how a single tipping point will reveal the reservoir of resentment which has been building for time untold.
>>>
Friends!! I checked my calendar and somehow it's Friday again!!
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
Anyone wanna do some more #notrealopeners? 🫣
I'll go first:
"Linda couldn't decide if she wanted ghosts to be real or not as she stared at the spreading bloodstain on her carpet."
Who wants to share one??
December 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
#notrealopeners
A woman in love can forgive many wrongdoings. Some see this as the inherent goodness in womankind. Others know better. They know how fickle such forgiveness is, how a single tipping point will reveal the reservoir of resentment which has been building for time untold.
>>>
A woman in love can forgive many wrongdoings. Some see this as the inherent goodness in womankind. Others know better. They know how fickle such forgiveness is, how a single tipping point will reveal the reservoir of resentment which has been building for time untold.
>>>
Oops, I almost missed my streak of #NotRealOpeners day 4 😂
"Lisa loved having a fireplace, but preferred starting her fires in more creative locations."
"With the volume cranked loudly enough, Evan didn't have to hear his landlord yelling for help."
"The house wasn't haunted - yet."
"Lisa loved having a fireplace, but preferred starting her fires in more creative locations."
"With the volume cranked loudly enough, Evan didn't have to hear his landlord yelling for help."
"The house wasn't haunted - yet."
Day 3 of #NotRealOpeners!
"The clock chimed midnight, and Jane knew she wasn't alone."
"Daffodils had always been Mark's way to apologize. This time, Erin shoved them right in the fireplace."
"There was nothing more embarrassing than putting on a jacket only to find an arm already inside it."
"The clock chimed midnight, and Jane knew she wasn't alone."
"Daffodils had always been Mark's way to apologize. This time, Erin shoved them right in the fireplace."
"There was nothing more embarrassing than putting on a jacket only to find an arm already inside it."
Day 2 of #NotRealOpeners! Let's see if I can avoid actual book ideas as intended 😂
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
"If the sea wanted Captain Weighlock, it could have her; the fact that her ship sailed on was reason enough to fulfill her mission."
"Gregor wished that his biggest problem was the blood gushing from his mouth."
July 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Oops, I almost missed my streak of #NotRealOpeners day 4 😂
"Lisa loved having a fireplace, but preferred starting her fires in more creative locations."
"With the volume cranked loudly enough, Evan didn't have to hear his landlord yelling for help."
"The house wasn't haunted - yet."
"Lisa loved having a fireplace, but preferred starting her fires in more creative locations."
"With the volume cranked loudly enough, Evan didn't have to hear his landlord yelling for help."
"The house wasn't haunted - yet."
#NotRealOpeners
"You often find yourself out where the desert meets the road."
"In what fresh hell did I awake after the end of the world, seeing the dead sit up and the stage lights flicker on?"
"How would I describe myself? Three words: Robot. Punching. Badass!"
"You often find yourself out where the desert meets the road."
"In what fresh hell did I awake after the end of the world, seeing the dead sit up and the stage lights flicker on?"
"How would I describe myself? Three words: Robot. Punching. Badass!"
Hello, everyone! This Friday, let's loosen up a little. Who wants to share some #NotRealOpeners?
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
Opening lines are hard - maybe writing a couple practice ones will help loosen things up!
I'll start:
"No matter how cold the water was, Jane knew the treasure would be worth it."
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#NotRealOpeners
"You often find yourself out where the desert meets the road."
"In what fresh hell did I awake after the end of the world, seeing the dead sit up and the stage lights flicker on?"
"How would I describe myself? Three words: Robot. Punching. Badass!"
"You often find yourself out where the desert meets the road."
"In what fresh hell did I awake after the end of the world, seeing the dead sit up and the stage lights flicker on?"
"How would I describe myself? Three words: Robot. Punching. Badass!"
#notrealopeners I don’t have my current doc of Getaway, so let’s use Curtain Call!
“The pattering of knocks were so persistent on the box office window that the pageboy continued knocking even after Shalotte removed the board.”
“The pattering of knocks were so persistent on the box office window that the pageboy continued knocking even after Shalotte removed the board.”
Happy first Friday of the new year, friends!!
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
How about we kick off 2026 with another round of #notrealopeners? 😸
The rules are simple: let's share some practice opening lines to books that don't exist (...yet? 🤭)
I'll go first:
"A tattoo is only as good as the artist's ability to spell."
January 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
#notrealopeners I don’t have my current doc of Getaway, so let’s use Curtain Call!
“The pattering of knocks were so persistent on the box office window that the pageboy continued knocking even after Shalotte removed the board.”
“The pattering of knocks were so persistent on the box office window that the pageboy continued knocking even after Shalotte removed the board.”