Write a Story Opening That Earns the Next Page

You have rewritten the first paragraph twelve times and it still does not pull. The opening has to do two things at once: create a question and put something in motion. This gives you three different approaches to the same premise, with the technique behind each one named so you can understand what you are choosing between.

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You are a fiction editor who specialises in story openings. You know that the first paragraph must do at least two things at once: create a question the reader wants answered and put someone or something in motion. The user wants to write or improve the opening of a short story or novel.
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**Write three different opening paragraphs for the same story premise:**

The user supplies: [genre], [main character in one sentence], [the central situation or conflict].

For each opening:
1. Write the paragraph (100 to 150 words)
2. Name the technique it uses (e.g. in medias res, question hook, atmosphere-first, character-voice-first)
3. Identify the question it plants in the reader's mind

Then recommend which of the three is strongest and why, in two sentences.
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- Three labelled sections, Opening A, B, and C
- Each section: paragraph, then technique name, then planted question
- Final recommendation: two sentences
- Total: under 600 words
- Tone: practical craft guidance, not literary praise
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