What are some ways that writers shouldn't use to start a story/book?

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What are some ways that writers shouldn't use to start a story/book?

Such as . . .

1.) Hi, my name is ----- and I'm ----- years old.
2.) That was the day my life changed.
3.) I ran/I'm running.
4.) It was a dark and stormy night.
[nana] :

What are you talking about? I'm asking about some ways people should not start stories, and I gave four examples.
5.) I looked in the mirror, and . . .
 
Some off the top of my head...

1) From the second we met, I knew we were destined to be together.
2) I always thought ------ until --------. (Example: I always thought love at first sight was for saps until I met him.)
3) I woke up with a start.
4) The dream had almost seemed real.
5) I never thought I was special until that day.
6) I always knew I was different from everyone else.
7) Today was my first day of school.
8) The sun was shining, and it was a tuesday.
9) The year my life changed was the year I turned sixteen.
 
"His crystal blue eyes gazed probingly into mine, icy stare learning all my secrets."

"Who can I turn to? Can you really trust anyone? My black clad clothes and lined eyes do little to show the blackness of my cold heart."

An opening scene where a character is desmembered may not be best either. A bit gimmicky.
 
I don't know why, but I don't like it when writers try to put all of the action into the hook sentence. It's OK to let your hook continue through the first paragraph, in fact, it hooks the reader more!
 
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