tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post7293316929513560465..comments2024-02-16T02:32:13.736-08:00Comments on Write About Now: In the Beginning...Sherrie Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-6492772283225841502010-06-17T20:27:20.824-07:002010-06-17T20:27:20.824-07:00Ah! I knew all but that last one! :)
I love great...Ah! I knew all but that last one! :)<br /><br />I love great opening lines. I've only managed to write one book with a catch first line so far, but I love, love, love it. The next book, I'm going to insist on a good opener (at least that's what I keep saying to myself). :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-79490102485634576652010-06-16T23:08:29.130-07:002010-06-16T23:08:29.130-07:00Jennifer: That is a good opening line! I want to b...Jennifer: That is a good opening line! I want to be that brilliant!<br /><br />Elle: I must pull Pride & Prejudice down and read it again. I still have my beat up copy from high school :)<br /><br />Shannon: The bar is high, isn't it?<br /><br />Suzanne: Don't stress yourself over it. Some of my favorite books have ordinary openings. I have to keep reminding myself of that!<br /><br />JEM: Good point -- great lines can come anywhere in the book.<br /><br />Robin: Great example. I read Holes not long ago with my kids. Such an excellent book :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-54617783708941396772010-06-16T20:32:21.309-07:002010-06-16T20:32:21.309-07:00Love this post. I think the first line is hugely i...Love this post. I think the first line is hugely important. It sets the tone immediately.<br /><br />I felt like Stina, that I'd start pulling books off my shelf and wouldn't be able to stop. But after pulling a few, I quickly found my favorite. It's "ordinary" and brilliant.<br /><br />From HOLES:<br />"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake."Robin Mellomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225861794412705136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-85541852741759203202010-06-16T13:32:04.506-07:002010-06-16T13:32:04.506-07:00I love good lines period, no matter where in the b...I love good lines period, no matter where in the book they pop up.<br /><br />I went L'Engle on #2 as well :). That book actually just found its way to my nightstand last night, I'm planning a reread.JEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-68636526734990267802010-06-16T13:21:14.932-07:002010-06-16T13:21:14.932-07:00Thank you for supporting ordinary opening lines. I...Thank you for supporting ordinary opening lines. I'm all worried about the opening of my WIP. "There wasn't much to do to get ready," isn't exactly a zinger, you know? <br /><br />I just bought "Getting Revenge on Lauen Wood" by Eileen Cook because the first line got me. "Last night I dreamed I dissected Lauren Wood in Earth Sciences class."<br /><br />How could I stop reading that? ; )Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-62223922753498075202010-06-16T10:23:21.774-07:002010-06-16T10:23:21.774-07:00Those are great lines! I'm with you - I alway...Those are great lines! I'm with you - I always want my first lines to be GREAT! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-2521448770827647932010-06-16T09:53:36.230-07:002010-06-16T09:53:36.230-07:00It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a sin...It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.<br /><br />I mean, how can you top that for an opening line?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-47016223710425820492010-06-16T08:46:50.675-07:002010-06-16T08:46:50.675-07:00I have given up on a snappy opening line. But one ...I have given up on a snappy opening line. But one that STILL cracks me up is from Kristan Higgins first book. I can't remember the title, but I remember the opening:<br /><br />I'm a stalker. The good kind.<br /><br />LOL!! Still makes me chuckle.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-57621614750873657362010-06-16T08:45:58.864-07:002010-06-16T08:45:58.864-07:00Shelley: Great one!
Janet: First lines are tough...Shelley: Great one! <br /><br />Janet: First lines are tough. They can imply so much...<br /><br />Karen: That IS a good opening line :D<br /><br />Tricia: Okay, you win! But I have to say that #2 I actually pulled from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I knew she had "stolen" that opening from somewhere. Thanks to you, now I know where! Email me your snail mail address and I'll send the book :)<br /><br />Meg: We've all had moments of brilliance, sometimes without realizing it. Keep at it!<br /><br />Stina: I've been watching that contest. It sounds cool :)<br /><br />Laura: I don't judge the book on the sentence either, but some openings are just SO well done. I want to be able to do that every time :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-29523431341288793962010-06-16T08:28:49.678-07:002010-06-16T08:28:49.678-07:00I don't judge a book on a first sentence. I gi...I don't judge a book on a first sentence. I give it at least a few paragraphs and possibly the first chapter, but I usually know right away if I'm going to love it or not.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-36411989326798902882010-06-16T08:00:50.633-07:002010-06-16T08:00:50.633-07:00I'm afraid once I start pulling books off my s...I'm afraid once I start pulling books off my shelf to do this, I won't be able to stop. <br /><br /><a href="http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Adventures in Children's Publishing</a> has a contest this week (it's too late to enter). 100 people submitted their first sentence (which will be posted tomorrow--yes, mine's there). The agent will select 75. Those individuals will then get to post the first two sentences. ETC. It'll be a great example to see what grab the attention and what doesn't. Plus, we get to provide feedback.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-3545993339605749092010-06-16T07:13:36.698-07:002010-06-16T07:13:36.698-07:00I only know two. I need to catch up on my reading!...I only know two. I need to catch up on my reading!<br /><br />I doubt I've written anything even remotely memorable.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718382178913859357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-91035938717625308092010-06-16T07:11:55.343-07:002010-06-16T07:11:55.343-07:00I typed really fast, hoping to win since I love wi...I typed really fast, hoping to win since I love winning books. Hope I spelled them all right. I had to look two up, I confess. Oh no, I see I missed one!<br />Rick Riordan "The Titan's CCurse"Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-61716121377730388672010-06-16T07:08:39.534-07:002010-06-16T07:08:39.534-07:00Ooooo, a challenge, Yay!
1--Dickens "Tale of...Ooooo, a challenge, Yay!<br /><br />1--Dickens "Tale of Two Cities"<br />2--Edward Bulwer-Lytton "Paul Cliford"<br />3--Ingrid Law " Savvy"<br />4--Anthony Horwitz "Stormbreaker"<br />5--Gaiman "The Graveyard Book"Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-86231544105810869012010-06-16T07:06:15.446-07:002010-06-16T07:06:15.446-07:00I don't know any of them and here I thought I ...I don't know any of them and here I thought I knew books! Opening lines are awesome. The favorite one I just read recently is from Pride & Prejudice.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-22344562312268290092010-06-16T06:21:53.399-07:002010-06-16T06:21:53.399-07:00I'm with you . . . still working to find that ...I'm with you . . . still working to find that amazing first line. And wow, I only know one of the six!<br /><br />Great post.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-22988564418676731982010-06-16T06:05:26.497-07:002010-06-16T06:05:26.497-07:00I love the start of Where the Wild Things Are: &q...I love the start of Where the Wild Things Are: "The day Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind or another........"<br /><br />Right now, I like the beginning of my new WIP, but it will probably change in revision.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.com