tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17823291.post5619970872915140819..comments2023-12-26T14:08:59.870-07:00Comments on A Prisoner of Hope: Hooking readers with a great first sentenceMegan DiMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114463270734382638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17823291.post-55959755545662907792012-08-27T08:14:59.035-06:002012-08-27T08:14:59.035-06:00I agree, the first line is the bait needed to hook...I agree, the first line is the bait needed to hook us in and make us even willing to get to the last which is like the bookend to it's mate and just as important. I tend to command a formula in all my work. Whether it is a journalism project, a poem, lyrics to a song, a piece from my blog or the last sentence in my novel.<br /> (which has been sitting for the last few months due to that very rule of mine!)coastalgal77http://dianereed.wire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17823291.post-76300952037236272912012-08-16T13:10:05.385-06:002012-08-16T13:10:05.385-06:00That's a fabulous first line! Thanks for shari...That's a fabulous first line! Thanks for sharing.Megan DiMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114463270734382638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17823291.post-23314654173794681802012-08-16T13:01:14.607-06:002012-08-16T13:01:14.607-06:00I forgot to mention - that's from The Thief of...I forgot to mention - that's from The Thief of Always by Clive Barker.Precarious Yatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17823291.post-18203188586809140722012-08-16T12:49:13.436-06:002012-08-16T12:49:13.436-06:00I struggle so much with that dreaded first sentenc...I struggle so much with that dreaded first sentence. I think I get shy because I know it will be somebody's introduction to me, and so I clam up. One of my favorite 'first lines' comes from a book that was waaaaay too scary for me, and I normally wouldn't recommend to anyone. But the first line was absolutely brilliant:<br /><br />The great gray beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Buried in the belly of that smothering month, he wondered if he would ever find his way out between the cold coils that lay between Christmas and Easter.<br /><br />I'd love to write something that brilliant for the opening line!Precarious Yatesnoreply@blogger.com