Novel Ideas, Part 1

Novel Ideas, Part 1

by Bradley Craddock

Open Ended

What is the title of your book?

Open Ended

From the title, what do you expect will happen or what will you learn by the end of the book?

​Opening Lines

​A book's opening line should invite the reader into the story. This hook is meant to grab our attention as readers and reel us in...it's like fishing...but we want to cast our line to catch a reader's attention.

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​In the next question, write the first line of your chosen book. Then we'll go over these and see which ones really are excellent at grabbing our attention

Open Ended

What is the opening line of your book?

Poll

After reading the first page of your story, how sure are you that this book will keep your attention?

• Very sure! I'm ready to read more...

• I think I will continue reading...

• I'm not sure I will like this book...

• I hope this book will grab my attention later...because it hasn't after the first page. I'm willing to give it a try.

Open Ended

Write your own opening sentence for this book. [If you were the author, how would you start the book? Give us your example...]

​Thanks for participating!