tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post452395382454826996..comments2024-01-03T01:49:09.084-07:00Comments on Author Bethany Wiggins: The Importance of First LinesSuzette Saxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-9375798221227936102010-06-03T21:03:15.251-06:002010-06-03T21:03:15.251-06:00I love looking at first lines
Adsense Alternative...I love looking at first lines<br /><a href="http://www.admaya.in" rel="nofollow"> Adsense Alternative </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-52540405031757691932010-05-24T06:20:04.208-06:002010-05-24T06:20:04.208-06:00I would totally read #3 b/c the prospect of a body...I would totally read #3 b/c the prospect of a body just invites a lot of mystery and secrets. And the conflict hits you right in the face. I'd read that one first.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-22607534426190888832010-05-23T20:19:13.805-06:002010-05-23T20:19:13.805-06:00#3 is for me, followed by #2. I had to laugh at #...#3 is for me, followed by #2. I had to laugh at #4, because I love all things S. King. I did not remember that as the first line.<br /><br />My WIP's current first line:<br /><br />Our waitress eyeballed the four of us and sniffed.<br /><br />I like looking back at first lines, although I think the first paragraph is most important to me.Corinne Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808893058098769844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-3602686973028010482010-05-23T14:10:12.167-06:002010-05-23T14:10:12.167-06:00#3, definitely. I just posted about first lines, a...#3, definitely. I just posted about first lines, after being inspired by the Blood-Red Pencil. There seems to be a lot of first-line crazy going around the blogosphere lately"!JESSJORDANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915521022827231804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-53570710429707630252010-05-22T14:59:49.919-06:002010-05-22T14:59:49.919-06:00The first line of my just completed WIP gives abso...The first line of my just completed WIP gives absolutely no inkling of what's in store for the reader.<br /><br />"I need an extension."Ghttp://cedarmountainnewengland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-21648285833299072222010-05-22T12:33:45.449-06:002010-05-22T12:33:45.449-06:00Great topic. I liked #3 too. And, I agree with e...Great topic. I liked #3 too. And, I agree with everything you said about that first line in UGLIES.Blee Bonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272480204272788877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-15966979270168092072010-05-22T11:49:09.627-06:002010-05-22T11:49:09.627-06:00Great post!
I picked #2 and then #3.
From what I...Great post!<br /><br />I picked #2 and then #3.<br /><br />From what I'm reading: "This is a thing I've learned: Even with a gun to my head, I am capable of being convulsed with laughter." (RELENTLESS by Dean Koontz)<br /><br />From my writing: "I always thought books were boring and a waste of time, but not dangerous. I was wrong."Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-10591874658396173352010-05-22T11:10:39.986-06:002010-05-22T11:10:39.986-06:00My fave 1st line is from "The Glass Castle.&q...My fave 1st line is from "The Glass Castle."<br /><br />"I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster."<br />I couldn't put that book down.Helena Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857055504285215017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-65695704155920167582010-05-22T09:10:22.354-06:002010-05-22T09:10:22.354-06:00The hair rose on his neck when it dawned on him th...The hair rose on his neck when it dawned on him that at age 63 he had not started his book yet.greg crynshttp://gregcryns.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-67090187935860809152010-05-22T08:57:44.838-06:002010-05-22T08:57:44.838-06:00Hmmm...of those, I would read #1, but probably bec...Hmmm...of those, I would read #1, but probably because I love fishing :D And I think there's a lot of character in the first lines. <br />My favorite first line of all time is the opening of 'A Wizard of Earthsea."The island of Gont, a single mountain that lifts its peak a mile above the storm-racked Northeast Sea, is a land famous for wizards."<br /><br />The opening of my current baby is: "Elynor was the first to see the raiders the night they rode a storm in from the sea."Jess of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226845737117403585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-8724839769044568342010-05-22T05:39:59.681-06:002010-05-22T05:39:59.681-06:00I'd go for #3 as well :)
My first line (at t...I'd go for #3 as well :) <br /><br />My first line (at the moment) is:<br /><br />It was my fault he was late, but that didn't make it any less irritating.Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-81625662141705310432010-05-22T05:02:15.338-06:002010-05-22T05:02:15.338-06:00Based on first lines, I'd pick #3, based on ti...Based on first lines, I'd pick #3, based on title, #2. <br /><br />I have read Carrie, but I'd forgotten that's how it started. Of course, I think I read it almost 25 years ago...might be time to revisit it.Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-33780776336109492002010-05-21T22:11:24.780-06:002010-05-21T22:11:24.780-06:00I like #2 and #3. I like first lines just because ...I like #2 and #3. I like first lines just because they are fun, but they don't make or break a book for me. First chapter- YES. First line- NOT SO MUCH. <br /><br />I'm currently reading Spirit Bound- the new Vampire Academy book. The first line is great: <br /><br />"There's a big difference between death threats and love letters- even if the person writing the death threats still claims to actually love you."Olivia Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215218666225556567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-3149650077365092452010-05-21T21:15:59.074-06:002010-05-21T21:15:59.074-06:00Me, I'd go with #4. That's right up my al...Me, I'd go with #4. That's right up my alley.Lisa K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00379245068324225101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-24261985345893746242010-05-21T20:11:26.893-06:002010-05-21T20:11:26.893-06:00I'm with the consensus on #3!I'm with the consensus on #3!Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-65186639079643307072010-05-21T19:40:57.919-06:002010-05-21T19:40:57.919-06:00Before I read futuristics, before I read urban fan...Before I read futuristics, before I read urban fantasy, I was big on crime - and Tess Gerritsen was my favourite, along with Karin Slaughter :-)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-35427338861754715792010-05-21T19:32:32.404-06:002010-05-21T19:32:32.404-06:00I picked number two...
Here's the first sente...I picked number two...<br /><br />Here's the first sentence in a hf pb I'm working on...<br /><br />One by one, fifty-six children climbed out of the coal-black train that rolled into Leek.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-20492486669541747662010-05-21T19:04:24.915-06:002010-05-21T19:04:24.915-06:00#3 grabbed my attention the most. I'll have t...#3 grabbed my attention the most. I'll have to check out that book.<br /><br />I also wanted to say, I thought the exact same thing about the first line of "Uglies". I kept waiting for a cat to show up, and it never did. I felt kind of tricked. Good book otherwise, though.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-36146480524478345692010-05-21T18:27:58.540-06:002010-05-21T18:27:58.540-06:00My vote goes to #3.
My first line of WIP: Jess...My vote goes to #3. <br /><br />My first line of WIP: Jessica cringed as she slipped the engagement ring on her finger.Kimberly Jobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968684955824178271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-79577467475913987562010-05-21T18:27:47.710-06:002010-05-21T18:27:47.710-06:00#3 for sure. Sounds like a good suspense - but if ...#3 for sure. Sounds like a good suspense - but if it gets too scary, I'd have to opt out. I'm such a wimp!<br /><br />One of my fave first lines in Fahrenheit 451 - "It was a pleasure to burn" - the next sentence has great imagery too.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-77934003833677138672010-05-21T18:09:21.229-06:002010-05-21T18:09:21.229-06:00Running to Amazon to buy book #3! :)Running to Amazon to buy book #3! :)Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-40262231456349605682010-05-21T17:47:31.745-06:002010-05-21T17:47:31.745-06:00Option 3 intrigued me the most -- and that was bef...Option 3 intrigued me the most -- and that was before I read that the book was written by your favorite author!Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-87824258133911094642010-05-21T14:57:51.140-06:002010-05-21T14:57:51.140-06:00I need a really good first line to grab my attenti...I need a really good first line to grab my attention. It's so true. =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-76487805307910711682010-05-21T14:45:56.734-06:002010-05-21T14:45:56.734-06:00Ooh, I like number 3.
I think first lines are imp...Ooh, I like number 3.<br /><br />I think first lines are important. That's the first thing (apart from the blurb) that I look at to determine if I'll buy the book. If the first page doesn't thrill me, especially that line, I'll probably not get it.<br /><br />The first line of my current WIP is:<br />"Flying Monkey Robots, how original."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-41171201129666077392010-05-21T14:37:38.793-06:002010-05-21T14:37:38.793-06:00I'd go with #3. That one had me right away. Fi...I'd go with #3. That one had me right away. First lines should grab attention, but I don't like it either if it's attention-grabbing for the sake of attention-grabbing.<br /><br />Working on a bunch of random stuff at the moment, but here's the first line from the novel-in-progress.<br /><br />Cian searched for treachery in his shadow, but the dark figure against the wall remained as motionless as he was.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com