Ten Worst Story Openings

[desertwomble]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!

http://short.fictionfactor.com/articles/beginnings.html

DW

[Ed]

Oh, I don't know - I quite like, It was a dark and stormy night, as an opening line. It might be a tad passive, but it's certainly atmospheric

[Sallyq]

I'm not sure I'd agree that they were story openings. They're more cliched plotlines and equally cliched lines within stories. I know the 'dark stormy night' one is, as that's part of the Bulwer-Lytton opening, isn't it?

[JonP]

The anthologies from the Bulwer-Lytton prize are well worth getting hold of (try Abe).