tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post2529721200892447650..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: The Opening HookTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-38299129822399722082012-11-13T15:09:09.258-06:002012-11-13T15:09:09.258-06:00I remember in my first creative writing class when...I remember in my first creative writing class when my instructor told me I started my story in the wrong place. I was like, "No I didn't. See, there it is on page one."<br /><br />BWAHAHAHAHHAH. Such a newbie and now it's embarrassing. :D<br /><br />Thanks for this post. Now I have to go back and recall all my newbie moments. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-20369476847534042072012-11-12T13:20:35.906-06:002012-11-12T13:20:35.906-06:00Great post! I test all the books I buy by reading ...Great post! I test all the books I buy by reading the first page. That's all you get to hook me.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-3021660225733600202012-11-12T11:59:10.231-06:002012-11-12T11:59:10.231-06:00Great post. It's also referred to as the Line ...Great post. It's also referred to as the Line in the Sand.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-14900907725668481382012-11-12T09:47:18.312-06:002012-11-12T09:47:18.312-06:00So so true. I'm embarrassed when I remember ho...So so true. I'm embarrassed when I remember how little time I spent on openings when I first started writing! <br /><br />One of my fave openings is from THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO by Patrick Ness:<br /><br />"The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don’t got nothing much to say."Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-37637185383814006892012-11-12T09:37:58.319-06:002012-11-12T09:37:58.319-06:00I couldn't agree more. A bad first line will ...I couldn't agree more. A bad first line will make me set down a manuscript in a heartbeat.<br /><br />Here's the first line for my current WIP.<br /><br />There’s an old quote about the folly of our best laid plans, but today is indisputable proof whoever said those words was wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052604405996474436noreply@blogger.com