What Should Be on Your Page One? Here’s a Checklist!
Does your page one make the reader yearn for page two? See if your work in progress passes this first page must-do test.
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Author: Hank Phillippi Ryan
Writing Prompt: After the Wedding
One late night in a California hotel, I saw a trail of white rose petals in the darkened corridor. The trail began—or ended—near the front of a closed door to a room.
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Speaking of Speaking
Which do you fear more: Heights? Or public speaking? Spiders—or giving a speech? Plague? Or teaching a class? For some people, the plague is preferable.
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You Create Something Out of Nothing
We type “curly.” Then delete and type “straight.” We type “brown.” Then delete and type “auburn.” We type “frowned,” then delete and type “crumbled.” Or whatever. And in our heads, a new person—with a face and desires and conflicts and intent—emerges, bit by bit, dot by dot.
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Upping the Stakes: Why Would You Do That?
Writing a story where motivations don’t match action? Your book will sink like a bad joke.
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Writing Prompt: Who is She?
Everyone believes the third floor is haunted. This woman’s photo is on the wall in the entryway. Her name says: Mary Shreve Ames Frothingham. Who is she?
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