Source for Story

My Source was the book "Keeper of the Kingdom" by H.J. Ralles

http://www.hjralles.com/

""Halt, intruder! In the name of Zaul, the Protectors command you to surrender!"

Matt ignored the warning and continued to run. A vibrant blue ball of light flashed past his head. He fell to the ground and covered his ears as the shimmering sphere of Xeleron struck the wall and exploded with an almighty boom. The stench of burning chemicals filled the air. Tiny fragments of plaster rained down as if he were in the middle of a sandstorm. Matt could taste the dust on his tongue and feel bits of debris tangled in his hair." -H.J. Ralles


I chose to use this source as my main source for my book because she was actually the author that gave me the idea of how to start this story. When I was in the fifth and seventh grades, she came to my school and gave different talks to us about writing and captivating an audience and such. She is actually the aunt of one of my good friends, which is the reason why we were able to have her come to our school twice. The main thing from her books and from her talks that resonated with me was starting the piece in the middle of the action. In her book the main character has a glowing blue ball fly past his head. This idea got me to think of my main character Tom being pursued by six men, one of which shoots at him to begin my story. I had an idea for a story for a little while and this seemed like the perfect way to start off that story. Her speech really inspired me to try and grab the reader’s attention right away, and it also helps to add depth to the character without having to say what they are like, and their personality, but instead learning through how they react to a given situation.