Writer's Block: Connecting the dots

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Standardized tests measure students' ability to do well on standardized tests. That's pretty much it.

Writer's Block: The start of something wonderful

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"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." -Stephen King, The Gunslinger

It's simple, but it simultaneously sets the scene and makes you want to know what happens. Who is the man in black? Why is the gunslinger following it? What is a gunslinger, beyond the obvious meaning of the word? Why a desert specifically?

It's an extremely good hook, which is important in an opening line.

Next update will be actually about me, I promise. (^.^)''