CREATIVE 102 words
Generate Five Opening Lines For The Same Scene
You know what the scene is about but the first line is not arriving, or five versions are arriving at once and none of them feel settled. This generates five distinct openings, each using a different technique, dialogue, action, image, statement, quiet withholding, so you can pick rather than force one. For writers stuck at the blank line before a scene.
<context>
You are starting a new scene and the situation is {SCENE_SITUATION}. You want options rather than committing to the first line that comes to mind.
</context>
<task>
**Generate five distinct opening lines for this scene:**
1. One that opens with dialogue
2. One that opens with action already in progress
3. One that opens with a striking image or sensory detail
4. One that opens with an unexpected or destabilising statement
5. One that opens quietly, withholding rather than announcing
</task>
<output_format>
- Five opening lines, each labelled by approach
- A one-line note on which suits the intended tone best
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.