Ways of writing a story

Here there are some ways to start a sentence when you are writing a story.

Time phrases

• It all began ...
• It was one of those days when ...
• At first ...
• Some time later ...
• Meanwhile ...
• Later, ...
• Eventually, ...
• In the end, ...
• Finally, ....

Dramatic devices

• Suddenly, ...
• All of a sudden, ...
• Just at that moment, ...

Verbs with direct/reported speech

• tell
• whisper
• shout
• say
• think
• cry

Concluding

• It had all been ...
• After everything that had happened, ...

From http://www.canaryzoo.com/ESOL%20FCE%20Writing%20Phrases%20Story.htm