1. I enjoyed the openings to many different stories. I could not pinpoint just one that was my favorite. The stories I chose actually made me want to read the story, instead of it being burdensome. The stories that made me want to read were Tandolfo the Great, How to Become a Writer, and On the Rainy River. Tandolfo the Great drew you in because you begin to question the who and why behind the “she loves my not” quote. We can also identify with the quote in movies and commercials that have been seen throughout TV history. (She loves me, she loves me not picking petals off a daisy). How to Become a Writer drew me in because it tells you that it is okay to fail to be criticized and to try new things that draw our interest even if it's for a second. On the Rainy River keeps you interested by talking about a secret he has never told anyone, it keeps us guessing what this secret could be.
My story would start out with a mystery, making readers question what is going to happen next, or what happened previously in the story. The descriptions will help identify the plot and the characters. It would begin like: Ralph woke up with a faint memory of what had happened last night. The faint memory of being on the boardwalk late at night hearing two voices arguing back and forth. “What do I do?” Ralph thought to himself. “Do I make myself visible as a witness of what is bound to happen or do I hide until they both leave?” Ralph ran to hide behind a pile of crates waiting for what would occur. Was this a dream he is thinking of? Did it actually happen? It seems to vivid and to gather his thoughts and piece together what he had witnessed, he returned to the boardwalk.
2. 10 Sentences:
1. Maybe I should get out of here, Ralph thought to himself as he scurries behind a crate.
2. Ralph awakes suddenly remembering the deadly events of last night.
3 While strolling on the boardwalk. Ralph overhears aggressive arguing.
4 “Think Ralph! Think, What do they do in the movies when put in this situation?!”
5 As he is night fishing, Ralph hears two men arguing, they sounded very angry.
6 Ralph forgot his hat and towel on the bench near boardwalk, he hears arguing when he returns to retrieve them.
7 “Money..owed..or else” Ralph hears being yelled from a man with dark hair to a man adjacent to him, backing away.
8 It was a cold, damp night after a beautiful 80 degree day. In Atlanta, when Ralph was strolling the boardwalk.
9 “Do I run for it and make myself a witness, or do I hide until both of them leave, dead or alive?” Ralph wonders to himself.
10 Ralph overhears arguing, “should I interrupt or try to help the situation?”
My favorite would be number 4 or number 9 because they give us the thought of Ralph as he is put into the situation instead of first describing the scene.