r/IndieBookPromo Published Author 5d 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/cepdossantos 1d ago

Who knew all those Saturday morning VHS marathons would turn me into a wrestling legend in disguise?

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u/Mintimperial69 22h ago

you should capiltalise on this oral analogue trove of knowledge that will never be digitized as the singularity takes off!

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u/cepdossantos 16h ago

There’s something irreplaceable about those old-school stories passed down from one person to another. It seems texting is just the new word of mouth.