First Line Generator

SPECIALIZED TOOL

First Line Generator

Craft bone-chilling tales of terror with our specialized AI designed specifically for horror fiction

Free AI First Line Generator

Genre

Tone

Setting/Context

Generate complementary image

Creates a visual inspired by your first line

Need inspiration? Try these:

A futuristic city where memories can be bought and sold, and one detective who can’t remember his own past

A small coastal town with a lighthouse that sometimes shines its beam inland instead of out to sea, always on the night before someone disappears

Two rival diplomats forced to work together to prevent an interplanetary war while hiding their growing attraction to each other

As Seen On

Features of First Line Generator

Empower your creative journey with our cutting-edge story generation tools

Genre Foundation

Choose genres like Fantasy or Mystery/Thriller to shape your opening’s approach.

Tone Calibration

Select from Serious/Dramatic to Humorous/Quirky to establish reader expectations.

Hook Development

Enter your story setting or premise in the “Setting/Context” field to generate opening lines that directly relate to your specific narrative world.

Visual Inspiration

Enhance your creative process with the optional “Generate complementary image” feature, which creates a visual representation inspired by your opening line.

How To Use First Line Generator

Step 1: Select Story Genre

Choose your preferred literary genre from the dropdown menu, establishing the fundamental style and conventions for your generated opening lines.

Step 2: Choose Narrative Tone

Select the emotional quality and stylistic approach you want your opening line to convey, from mysterious and intriguing to humorous and quirky.

Step 3: Describe Setting or Context

Enter the story setting, situation, or premise in the provided text field. For example: “A haunted mansion with a dark history and a new family moving in, unaware of the dangers.”

Step 4: Refine Your Parameters

Use the “Refine with AI” button to enhance your setting description with additional details that will generate more precisely targeted opening lines.

Step 5: Optional Visual Inspiration

Check the “Generate complementary image” box if you’d like a visual representation inspired by your opening line.

Step 6: Generate Opening Lines

Click the purple “Generate Opening Lines” button to create several potential first lines for your story based on your selected parameters.

The tool also provides inspiration with example story contexts at the bottom of the screen, such as “A futuristic city where memories can be bought and sold” and “A small coastal town with a lighthouse that sometimes shines its beam inland instead of out to sea.

YOUR STORY DOESN’T END HERE…