Beginning a Narrative Quick Check

Sure! Here’s a brief narrative check to help you begin a story:

### Elements to Consider:

1. **Hook**: What’s the opening line or idea that grabs the reader’s attention?
2. **Setting**: Where and when is the story taking place? What mood does it set?
3. **Characters**: Who is the protagonist? What do we know about them at the start?
4. **Conflict**: What is the central challenge or conflict that drives the narrative?
5. **Theme**: What is the underlying message or idea you want to convey?

### Quick Check Example:

1. **Hook**: “The night sky crackled with electricity, a bitter omen of the storm to come.”
2. **Setting**: A small coastal town on a stormy evening, where secrets hide beneath the crashing waves.
3. **Characters**: Our protagonist, Mia, a determined journalist seeking truth, haunted by her past.
4. **Conflict**: Mia discovers evidence that ties her father's disappearance to a series of recent shipwrecks.
5. **Theme**: The pursuit of truth and the haunting nature of secrets.

Feel free to share your own ideas, and I can help you refine them!