The Perfect Openings
Everyone knows the first page must set the tone of the novel,
establish general character traits, ground the reader, and introduce oodles of
tension. But do we have to scratch out something new every manuscript. It seems horribly inefficient.
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I wake with a jolt. My heart thumps in my chest. Already,
the nightmare of <ANTAGONIST / TRAGIC MEMORY / DARK PREMONTION / GREATEST
FEAR> fades. By the time my breathing calms, it’s completely gone. I
untangle myself from the sweat-soaked sheets and stumble to my bedroom mirror.
It was just a dream, I tell the <GENERAL
APPEARANCE DETAIL> reflection. But something in my bleary <EYE
COLOR> eyes tells me otherwise: this time, it was more. I swallow and
the spit sticks in my throat. I shake the thought away, throwing my <HAIR
COLOR> hair into a frenzy.
Eventually, my thirst overwhelms me so I throw on a <CHARACTER
TELLING DETAIL> t-shirt and open my bedroom door.
“<CHARACTER’S FULL, GENDER SPECIFIC NAME> !”
Mom hollers. “You’re <AGE> years-old. Can’t you get up on time for
once in your life?”
I cringe. She only uses my full name when I’m really late.
What way to start the day.
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4 comments
Choked on my cereal reading this! Classic.
Thanks, Lia. Glad you survived!
Perfect. Just perfect.
Aww, man!!
Now I have to re-write my first page!
Did you hack into my computer?
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