Having an art background is something that often leads me to apply those strategies to other things–like writing.
If you are like I once was, finding that perfect word to start a story is like staring at a blank canvas. The only way to break that block is to make a mark.
But it’ll ruin that perfect blank canvas!
Sure. Maybe.
But if we’re talking about writing, it’s one word, and you can, and you will change. Start writing. Get to where you wan the story to go, and then come back and fix that opening line.
Always remember, your first words are you sketching. they aren’t they aren’t set in stone.
But take this further. With drawing starting with a sketch, sometimes it goes a step before that where a thumbnail drawing is produced to get an idea of what the overall image should be shaped like. Think of you writing in this way. Design the overall short story, lay it out physically, and then go back and fine tune those lines until it is complete.
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