tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post2429181978866812290..comments2024-03-06T04:21:34.674-06:00Comments on The Left-Handed Typist: How to Hook Your Readers with Your Opening Line // A Guest Post by Madison GuyAbigayle Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01182504899939054458noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-34278659562052276932017-10-02T11:17:26.589-05:002017-10-02T11:17:26.589-05:00You can be upfront and tell them where the story t...You can be upfront and tell them where the story takes place or you can hint at what makes your world different. Are we in modern-day England or are we in a futuristic tavern with crazy aliens.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.typingservice.org/transforming-text-from-pdf-to-text-mac-os/" rel="nofollow">visit the site</a><br />aliyaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184256288293330921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-10644729232256778362017-04-15T08:19:01.263-05:002017-04-15T08:19:01.263-05:00Yay, I'm glad I was able to help :)Yay, I'm glad I was able to help :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-61813712334975994322017-04-15T08:18:41.935-05:002017-04-15T08:18:41.935-05:00I'm glad you liked it!!I'm glad you liked it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-6991669189156166682017-04-15T08:18:11.732-05:002017-04-15T08:18:11.732-05:00Thank you, Faith! That first line definitely trig...Thank you, Faith! That first line definitely triggers some questions - keep it up! <br /><br />Don't you love it when that happens? My first draft of my current WIP originally started at the end of the action, where my main character was older and giving his story to a curious reporter. But I decided to start in the beginning instead and had to scrap that chapter completely and write a new one. So my first line for that one is nonexistent right now too :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-15586911186828729142017-04-13T23:37:21.718-05:002017-04-13T23:37:21.718-05:00Aw, thanks. It's actually a pretty horrible f...Aw, thanks. It's actually a pretty horrible first line, but hey, it's a start, lol! Yeah, I get what you mean. I've never written a multi-draft novel before, so I'm not sure how long it'll take to find a good first line...Bree Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683902086959747166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-16649962152581539422017-04-13T20:11:12.424-05:002017-04-13T20:11:12.424-05:00You have no idea how many times I've changed m...You have no idea how many times I've changed my first line so don't worry about it! Honestly, being as picky as I am, it takes several drafts before I even find a way to start the story after scrapping the first chapter a couple times :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-61120470523861986962017-04-13T20:08:48.101-05:002017-04-13T20:08:48.101-05:00Yay, I'm glad it was helpful! I completely und...Yay, I'm glad it was helpful! I completely understand... one of the reasons for writing this topic was because I couldn't find any easy tips when I started my stories. Besides the vague 'action start' like you mentioned. <br /><br />Oo I love that first line!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-43527687588184635312017-04-12T16:05:48.664-05:002017-04-12T16:05:48.664-05:00This is so helpful! I do struggle with coming up w...This is so helpful! I do struggle with coming up with the perfect first sentence, and the examples you gave were great. Really helped in giving an idea of what we should strive for. :)Karyssa Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469027415320711509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-34321682570536185172017-04-11T23:52:29.125-05:002017-04-11T23:52:29.125-05:00Very helpful post! Also, I loved all the examples ...Very helpful post! Also, I loved all the examples - beautiful and well-deserved mentions. ^^Emily Mundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996417090806539667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-6131112397807431522017-04-11T10:20:39.085-05:002017-04-11T10:20:39.085-05:00This is a very helpful post, Madison! Thank you so...This is a very helpful post, Madison! Thank you so much! At the moment, the first line of my WIP is "The Pentegreens had been busy." <br />I think this inspires some questions, but I don't think it will end up remaining my first sentence - there will be a couple of chapters before this one instead. So I still don't have a killer first line :P<br />The first line of my dystopia right now is "Her eyes opened." <br />Yeah, I know. I need to work on them. All of them. But whatever. <br />Thanks again!<br />~Faith<br />thefloridsword.blogspot.comR.F. Gammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134854415617023273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-27580820679056612032017-04-11T09:41:58.541-05:002017-04-11T09:41:58.541-05:00Currently, I think my first sentence is, "My ...Currently, I think my first sentence is, "My name is a lie." But that's not actually foreshadowing, it's just my MC being a HUGE drama queen. (Seriously, she's way dramatic, alllll the time. It's very annoying.) But yeah, awhile ago I thought it was clever, now I just think it's kinda silly. So it'll probably change many more times. (Also there's the small fact that the first chapter needs to be printed up and burned because I never need to lay eyes on it ever again.)<br /><br />But yes, first lines are SUPER important. It's what sets up the story and if it fails to do that, then what'll make us (readers) interested enough to keep reading? Bree Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683902086959747166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087101926959112663.post-43599459452447478192017-04-11T09:20:23.239-05:002017-04-11T09:20:23.239-05:00Oh, this is /so/ helpful. A lot more helpful than ...Oh, this is /so/ helpful. A lot more helpful than all the "begin with action!" things I see everywhere. <br /><br />I'm actually about to start a book (partly why this was so helpful), so I don't have it's opening sentence. I've been thinking about, maybe, doing something like "It was two in the morning when I first got the news: Nina's dad was dead," but that's just the first idea I've had. Brianna Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568444790403636117noreply@blogger.com