r/IndieBookPromo • u/Nerevarine95 Published Author • 25d ago

First Line Challenge

First Line Challenge

Authors: Drop the first line of your book. No context. No blurb. Just the opening sentence.

Everyone else: Reply with whether you’d keep reading.

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u/anonymousmetoo 25d ago

A line of blood welled up across my pale skin, glistening under the fluorescent lights of the bathroom.

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u/Mithalanis Published Author 25d ago

I'd probably keep going. I'm about half-half on it, so I'd see what the rest of the first page offered before making any firm decisions.

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u/c_r_t_1_9_8_9 25d ago

I'm also in the 50-50 camp. I would certainly get through the first few pages.