How to use the Story Opening Generator.
An opening should establish a concrete situation and a reason to continue. Avoid explaining the entire world before anything changes for the viewpoint character.
Make the workflow fit your task.
Choose a viewpoint, a concrete situation and the first disruption. Introduce enough detail to orient the reader, then end the opening beat with a question or consequence the scene can develop.
- What you provide
- Premise and intended mood.
- What you get
- Opening scene options establishing a narrative question.
See the input and the result.
Illustrative input and output · a teaching example, not a live WebAct run
Example input
A courier receives a package addressed to their future self.
Completed example
The delivery label showed tomorrow's date and the courier's own handwriting.
Load this input into the prompt, then copy it to WebAct to try the task. Your result may differ from the illustration.
Decisions and troubleshooting.
Must the opening begin with action?
A discovery, unusual detail or difficult choice can create momentum. The important part is a meaningful change in the viewpoint character's situation.
Why does the opening require too much explanation?
Keep the few facts needed to understand the immediate scene. Reveal wider history when it affects a choice or observation.
Try it with your own source.
Replace the example with your material in the task prompt. Keep the requirements you need, then copy the task into WebAct.
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