What can I do to keep from starting sentences with "I" so much in this paragraph?

Question

I start almost every sentence in this paragraph with "I" and don't know what else to use! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Here's the paragraph:

"Before I knew it, I was in front of the building, my destination. I’d made it without any problems. I held my breath as I looked at my watch; the luck was in my favor: I’d made it in time. I hurried in and chanced a quick glance behind me, to make sure I wasn’t being followed. I didn’t see anyone, but I looked for cover just in case. I spied a small nook to my left and stealthily advanced toward it."

Answer 1

Surprised at the quickness of it, I was in front of the building, my destination. There were no problems. Holding my breath while checking my watch, it was clear that luck was in my favor, as I had made it in time. I hurried inside with a quick glance behind me, to assure myself that no one had followed. Though there was no one, I looked for cover, just in case. There was a small nook to my left and I stealthily advanced toward it.
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Answer 2

I was in front of the building before I knew it. Luck was in my favor - I'd made it just in time, and without any problems. I hurried inside, stealing a quick glance behind me just to make sure no one was following. I didn't see anyone, but looked for cover just in case. Spying a small nook to my left, I stealthily advanced towards it..."

Answer 3

Suddenly; I was in front of the building; my destination. I`d made it without any problems. Holding my breath I looked at my watch; Luck was with me, I`d made it in time. I hurried in and chanced a quick glance behind, to make sure noone was following,no one in sight, but I looked for cover just in case. There, to my left I spied a small nook that offered concealment . I stealthly advanced toward it

Answer 4

Before I knew it, I was in front of my destination. Looking at my watch, I breathed a sigh of relief. Luck must have been on my side, I had made it in time. Hurrying in, I quickly glanced behind me to make sure I wasn't being followed. Seeing no one, I looked for cover, just in case. Spying a small nook to my left, I stealthily advanced.

Answer 5

I reached the front of the building faster than anticipated, without any problems. Holding my breath, I glaced at my watch. Fortunately, I was ahead of schedule. Hurrying in the door, with a quick glance down the street, I checked to make sure no one was following. There was no one to be seen. While checking for cover, in case it was needed, I spied a small nook to my left and adviced stealthily toward it.

Answer 6

If you think that a) you need help to write a single sentence, b) you think your first sentence *in your first draft* has to be perfect and c) you don't feel you can start a novel until you have the first sentence, you are way out of your depth. Can't write the first sentence? Then don't. Write the second sentence. Write the second chapter. Write the middle. Just write something. Or if you must get your first sentence down on paper, just write any old beginning. Write 'once upon a time there was...' for now and then change it in your next draft. What you're doing here is trying to invent the wheel while believing you can't start building it until you've decided what colour it should be. This is your first draft. Chances are, the first chapter in your first draft might get cut out altogether in your second or third drafts. The first thing that any creative writing course will tell you is that if you spend forever trying to perfect your first sentence without moving on from that, you won't write a thing. Forget trying to get the first sentence perfect, and just get your draft underway. It doesn't have to be perfect first time. All novels go through several drafts before they're finished. The first draft isn't going to be perfect. If you approach like this, you'll never *have* a first draft. And what do you mean 'what do when your work makes you an unreliable narrator'? Unless you're writing an autobiography, your narrator is either a specific or non-specific literary device, not 'you'. And how unreliable they are is entirely up to you. You create them. They don't create themselves.

Answer 7

Holding my breath, I realized I'd made it in time; luck was in my favor. Chancing a quick glance behind me, I didn't see anyone. Spotting a nook to my left, I stealthily advanced toward it.
How's that?

Answer 8

Before I knew it, I was in front of the building, my destination. I’d made it without any problems. Holding my breath as I looked at my watch; I could see that luck was in my favor: I'd made it in time....... wasn';t being followed. there was no one obviously there, but I looked for cover just in case. .....