First Line, Last Line in Bloomington, MN

Volume 1 in the Jump-start Your Creative Writing series Sometimes, starting is the hardest part of the creative writing process. Sometimes, you're stuck in the middle or near the end. Although there is no "sure fire" way to cure writer's block, there are ways that may help jump-start the creative process. Read through the first and last lines proposed in this book and maybe one of them will take you to a place where you can get unstuck. Maybe you will come up with a new idea for a book or short story. Read through the ideas presented in the following pages and see if any of them appeal to you. Ask yourself why a book would start or end with the suggested lines. What is the story between the bookends?