I started with Chapter 1 and went through it paragraph by paragraph. This is where the writer sets the stage and there is a hook. There are 3,392 words in the chapter and it is presented from the main character's first person point of view.
Mention of 2 Characters:
• Wendell Jaffe
• Mac Voorhies
Mention of 2 situations:
• Family history
• An ex-job at California Fidelity Insurance
Also mentions murder and death
This is a lot of information in 134 words.
Introduces herself, Kinsey Millhone, and her job, where she lives, and where that place is located.
Describes her current office.
Characters mentioned:
• Lonnie Kingman
• John Ives
Describes her personality.
The office described.
Characters mentioned:
• Lonnie Kingman
• John Ives
New:
• Martin Cheltenham
• Ida Ruth
• Jill
• Alison
• Jim Thicket
Her specific office is described.
Her specific office is described and her living circumstances.
Character mentioned:
• Ida Ruth
The time, day, and month. Her work and her rate of pay.
Conversation on the intercom.
• Alison
Reminiscing about last job and the men she worked with.
• Mac Voorhies
• Gordon Titus
Self description
Description of Mac
Basic dialogue revealing their relationship and personalities.
More description of Mac and revealing her personality.
Dialogue establishing their relationship
Wendell Jaffe mentioned and the crime is hinted at.
• Wendell Jaffe
• Carl Eckert
Background of crime elaborated
• Michael and Jesse Jaffe
• Dana Jaffe
More background on the crime
• Bill Bargerman
Insurance issues described
• Dick Mills
Twist in the story
Kinsey is hired.
• Wendell Jaffe
• Mac Voorhies
• Lonnie Kingman
• John Ives
• Martin Cheltenham
• Ida Ruth
• Jill
• Alison
• Jim Thicket
• Gordon Titus
• Michael and Jesse Jaffe
• Dana Jaffe
• Bill Bargerman
• Dick Mills
There are 15 characters plus Kinsey. Some of these are minor characters necessary for the plot movement. The only ones who are revealed in the chapter are Kinsey and Mac.
The hook is at the very end of the chapter. The stage is set and In paragraph one, murder and death are established as core elements of the story.
