Challenge
Opening Sentence
You know how they say the first few lines of a novel or short story are the most important ones, as they should grab the reader's attention? Well, here is a challenge for you: share with us no more than 3 sentences of your either already existing or soon to be written novel/short story, and let us guess the plot.
The most impactful one will be crowned the winner.
(Please no more than 3 sentences & remember to have fun!)
The first three sentences.
The messenger was back. He was back in all his snooty glory, freshly-shined shoes clacking on the marble floor, gnarled staff in his right hand. And he pinned his cloak with the King’s sign, the golden eagle; that's how Anders knew the man meant business.