How would you start a story with this photo? You could write from the POV of the man or woman. Since this photo was taken at a distance, as if someone was viewing them from several feet or yards away, I’m going to start the story from that person’s POV.
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At least this morning the Snipes weren’t sniping. Although their silence as they picked at their breakfast on the patio outside their cottage might not have been an improvement.
I stepped into the recently vacated cottage two doors down from the Snipes’ cottage, picked up the bundle of sheets, stepped outside to my cart, and dumped the load in.
They still weren’t talking. Mr. Snipe–actually Mr. Farrell–stared at the woods that lined the bottom of the hill and the lake. Mrs Snipe hadn’t lifted her head from her phone, that I’d seen. But I’d been in and out of cottages with my sister because Mom expected quick turn arounds when cleaning them for the next guests.
Mr. Snipe leaned across the table and murmured something.
Mrs. Snipe jerked her gaze from her phone.
Standing, Mr. Snipe glanced around and then in my direction.
I snatched up the first bottle in my cart and ducked into the empty cottage. Mom didn’t need Mr Snipe to complain about nosy maids. He’d gone out of his way to find things to complain about already.
After a decent interval, I returned to my cart.
Mrs. Snipe still sat at the table, her sunglasses pushed into her hair. Her wide eyes stared, unseeing, Terrified.
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Your turn. What are your ideas or first lines for starting a story with this photo?
