Don’t know where to start?

A collection of 99 beginnings
to stories yet to be written.

The Book

This book is a collection of first lines—beginnings without endings. Each sentence is an open door, waiting for your imagination to walk through.

What’s the idea?

The pre-lined pages are asking for the company of a sharp pencil paired with good ideas.

How the stories continue after the first sentence is totally up to you. Three chapters provide a total of 99 kickstarts.

Who’s it for?

This book is the perfect gift for aspiring writers, creative minds, educators, and anyone who loves to turn a single sentence into a whole new world.

The pre-lined, pages are asking for the company of a sharp pencil and good ideas.

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Open lined notebook on a pink background, showing pages numbered 116 and 117, with text on the left page: "All the way up north, things went south."
Open notebook on a pink surface, page 158 has a sentence about the 'cucumber killer,' and page 159 is blank.
Open book showing "Sex & Violence" on the left page, and on the right, a dark, shadowy illustration with three figures, one holding a weapon. The right page has a pink "Placeholder" label. Background is pink.
Open book with a few lines of text on the left page and lined pages on a pink background.
Open notebook on a pink background displaying page 104 with text: 'Sometimes, when the clouds were driven apart like sheep by a shepherd dog the sun came out to heat up the place.' Page 105 is blank.

The Autor

Hi! I’m Lianel. I’m not a writer. I’m a designer with a love for beautifully crafted books, nice typography and good stories.

Because I’m not a writer, I never made it past the first sentence. Which is a good thing I guess, because it resulted in this book.

Black and white portrait of Lianel Spengler sitting at a table with glasses placed in front of him.
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Text on a pink background: 'I had no idea dipping pickles in raspberry jam was a thing until I met Jo.'
Quote saying "All the way up north, things went south" in pink text on a dark blue background.
Quote about waking up without sun, clothes, Rolex, tooth, or clues.
Text on a pink background with a story about police finding remains identified as Remo Fontana, marked by a wedding ring and glass eye.
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