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Martin Woods is the author of Prompt Me to Write, a book of creative writing prompts and exercises, designed to take readers from a novice writer to a successful author. He also wrote The Visualiser, a science fiction novel. He has spent seven years running online writing workshops and hosts an annual writing retreat in the South of France.
As the co-founder of Indigoextra Ltd, an SEO agency, he provides optimisation advice for charities and enterprises.
With a degree in Psychology, Martin brings a deep understanding of human nature to his work, interweaving compelling characters into fascinating worlds and tantalising plots.
Martin is currently writing a fantasy novel.

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	Prompt Me to Write: 1,000 Writing Prompts & 100 Exercises by Martin Woods (Goodreads Author), Vocal Vagabond (Photographer) 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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How to start a book with a captivating opening scene

The following is one of the exercises from Prompt Me to Write.

Prompt Me to Write 1,000 Writing Prompts & 100 Exercises by Martin Woods

Prompt Me to Write: 1,000 Writing Prompts & 100 Exercises

The opening scene serves multiple purposes. These are to:

● Establish or imply a goal
● Introduce a character
● Develop a theme
● Indicate the genre

Some books manage to meet or hint at all four purposes with their opening lines:

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a sing Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 18, 2026 09:45 • Tags: creative-writing, how-to-write-a-book, opening-scene, prompt-me-to-write, start-of-novel, writing-fiction, writing-your-story

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A Winter's War: The Seer Chronicles 1: A Tale of War and Love

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“It’s essential your protagonist is memorable, regardless of whether readers want to be them, date them, or destroy them. After all, in order to reach your plot, a reader must first fall in love with the characters.”
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