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title: "Story Starter Generator"
description: "Generate opening lines or first scenes for a new story by setting [GENRE], [MOOD], and [POV], and this tool returns a batch of distinct openings, each in a different voice or approach, with a one-line note on the tension or question each one sets up, so you have a real starting point instead of a blank page."
slug: "writing/creative/story-starter-generator"
category: "writing"
tags: ["story starter generator", "opening line generator", "first line writing prompt", "creative writing tool", "story opening ideas"]
author: "AgentDock Team"
agentdockUrl: "https://agentdock.ai/prompt-library/writing/creative/story-starter-generator"
chatgptDemoUrl: ""
claudeDemoUrl: ""
perplexityDemoUrl: ""
qwenDemoUrl: ""
---

# Story Starter Generator

I want opening lines or short opening paragraphs for a new story, something concrete enough to start writing from right away.

The genre is [GENRE:select:fantasy,romance,horror,mystery or thriller,science fiction,literary fiction,contemporary].

The setting, if you want one specified: [SETTING?] (a place, time period, or world detail)

The mood I'm going for is [MOOD:select:tense and gripping,mysterious,quiet and reflective,darkly comic,romantic,unsettling].

Write from [POV:select:first person,third person limited,second person].

Generate [COUNT:number:3-10] distinct opening lines or short opening paragraphs based on my inputs. Give each one a different voice or approach: one might open on dialogue, one on an image, one on a piece of action already in motion, so the batch doesn't read like variations of the same sentence. Skip the openings every writing teacher has already banned, a character waking up, the weather, someone studying their reflection in a mirror. If I gave you a [SETTING?], anchor at least half the openings in a concrete detail of that place or period. For each opening, add a one-line note on what tension or question it sets up for the reader. After the list, pick your top choice and explain why it's the strongest hook.
