Short Story Tip Time

6th Installment

Friday, April 21st, 2017

Good Evening Short Story Writers, Authors, Novelists and aspiring Authors & Novelists ~

We're back once again to discuss writing the first sentence of our Short Stories.

In our last Session, we discussed eight Short Story ideas to get you going with your fabulous Writing.  You should have written Notes in your Journal, and tried your hand at writing the first sentence of your Short Story.

It is really a great deal of fun to come up with a creation of your own making from scratch.  It is even more fun when you don't think about it too hard or too long.

Many first time Writers start out with plots, outlines, scripts, or lay-outs with a flurry of detail.  That is fine if you are the type of person that has to have things in order before you begin.  However, we are moving along the path of making this Short Story Writing Project a relaxing an enjoyable Session that won't stress you out.

Writing is about the discovery of new worlds, and definitely about finding a path that leads you to deeper insight concerning the stuff you are made of.

If you had the chance to test your short story idea or ideas out on your friends, a Writer's Group, or an online community, then you may have come back here with good feedback that helped you to buzz right along with the beginning of your Short Story.

Now here is where we learn more about what our first sentence can do to provide inspiration and motivation to keep the momentum going . . .

Take this first sentence for example:

"Audrey took the black rose and laid it on the grave."

In what direction does that sentence lead your mind?

Does it make you think about being at the grave of a friend or a foe?

Does this sentence immediately make you wonder about who Audrey is?

Alright, with those two questions in mind, your next logical step would be to talk about the setting.  Where is this grave?  What is the weather like?  Whose grave is this?  Why the black rose?

From those points, you would then roll on into your next sentence . . .

"After battling for months with her ex-husband about the properties they owned together, and then finding out that he had committed suicide, Audrey resigned herself to leaving a black rose at his grave."

From the second sentence, we now know on whose grave the black rose was laid, and a touch about why the color "black".

Our third sentence would go further into Audrey's background, and then move on to the location of where the scene is taking place.

You'll find that after laying down one sentence after another, your mind will develop the story magically!

If you have any questions about the process of writing your first sentence, or about developing your story line, just tune in to our next . . .

Tip Time!

7th Installment coming right up! 

Peace, Love & Light,

  René

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