tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post9095975823492289540..comments2024-03-20T08:27:29.290+11:00Comments on .W.I.P. It: Hook, Line, and SinkerLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-77844197364660659222010-06-24T08:09:30.384+10:002010-06-24T08:09:30.384+10:00They are all great opeing lines. I particularly li...They are all great opeing lines. I particularly like the beginning of Moby Dick. The whole first page pretty much.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-12913477914459054942010-06-24T05:28:49.993+10:002010-06-24T05:28:49.993+10:00Incredibly important stuff! And the hook should be...Incredibly important stuff! And the hook should be a constant thing. I love great openings, though I can't think of one right off the top of my head.<br />Oh, wait. One that stuck with me was Missy Tippen's debut Love Inspired book. The main character says something about how a rich man smells. I loved it! Wish I could remember it word for word now...lolJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-89256336149999331782010-06-24T03:31:44.404+10:002010-06-24T03:31:44.404+10:00Someone yesterday, was asking for the best first l...Someone yesterday, was asking for the best first line in books too. Now, who was it. I remember another one...<br /><br />From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens: I am born.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-40204324589913618142010-06-23T23:22:50.669+10:002010-06-23T23:22:50.669+10:00The opening line(s) is important. Along with the o...The opening line(s) is important. Along with the opening paragraph. We tend to work on them a lot since it's also what an agent may judge you by.<br /><br />If I were at home instead of away at a conference, I'd go to my closet library and pick out a few. The only one I can remember went something like: No one dies in Happy, Texas.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com