Today we’re looking at first lines that
reference something with universal appeal
Is there anything with more universal appeal than a birthday and everything that goes with it? My daughter, now 10, thinks about and plans her birthday all year. So any book with a first line about a birthday will grab her attention. Or how about any other gift-giving occasion? Or a certain holiday that holds the promise of obscene amounts of sugar? There are a million subjects that hold near universal appeal. And they don’t even have to be the main theme of your story to feature in your first line. Let’s have a look at a few stories that feature something with universal appeal in the first line.
By Danielle Davis, art by Mags DeRoma
First line (over 4 spreads): To make a cake, gather, make, wait.