The Eye-Catcher

"In today's fast-moving world, the first sentence of your short story should catch your reader's attention with the unusual, the unexpected, an action, or a conflict. Begin with tension and immediacy. Remember that short stories need to start close to their end."

This quote struck me because I always find that beginning the story with something that immediately catches the readers is difficult. I know that it is important because when I read, I don't want to continue if the beginning is boring and feels as though it is not going anywhere. The beginning should be interesting and something that has you hooked right away. It should start off with some mystery, not just telling the story from start to end right there.