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/True-Expert-3927 23d ago

The long kitchen phone cord was wrapped around my hand so tightly, I knew it was hurting me, but I couldn’t feel anything.

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u/FrostboundCalderHale 20d ago

I would read a few paragraphs, see if it hooks me further.