tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post1578609656087159256..comments2023-05-24T09:45:52.821-05:00Comments on Title Magic: Love at First...Sentence?Savanna Kougarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-65561259220191932102008-02-03T17:50:00.000-06:002008-02-03T17:50:00.000-06:00Joanna, that Holbrook quote really grabs me. I wa...Joanna, that Holbrook quote really grabs me. I want to know what was hanging from the tree like a piece of cotton cloth!<BR/><BR/>Helen, Linda Palmer sounds like fun author, I'll have to check out her cozy mysteries. Sounds like an excellent online course. <BR/>I wonder - with the amount of things we have at our fingertips to distract us during our entertainment time - is the importance of a hooky first line or paragraph more important now than in past generations?Holli Bertramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278935094638070376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-33221933588839076432008-02-03T17:10:00.000-06:002008-02-03T17:10:00.000-06:00Holli, very apt topic considering the first round ...Holli, very apt topic considering the first round of American Title. I do like a hooky first line, but I will read on even if the first line doesn't intrigue me if I think I'll like the book. These three authors are my first line queens: Laurell K. Hamilton, Janet Evanovitch and Linda Palmer. Here's a first line from Linda Palmer's cosy mystery Love You Madly: "Don't worry Julie--he'll be wearing a Speedo under the sheet."<BR/><BR/>I've just taken an excellent online course on 'Openings' with Mary Buckham. I understand the importance of first lines in modern fiction and what goes into a hooky first sentence now.Helen Scott Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254001495060374379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-9582666822308732802008-02-02T13:24:00.000-06:002008-02-02T13:24:00.000-06:00Three favorites from my recent reading are:"My nam...Three favorites from my recent reading are:<BR/>"My name is Nicolette Dazincourt DeLande, and I have committed murder," from Betrayal, by Gwen Hunter; "Malcolm Hinson saw it first, hanging from the tree like a piece of cotton cloth," from The Grass Widow by Teri Holbrook, and "The sky was a seamless blue, empty as a murderer's heart." Wow! What mystery, intrigue--what hooks!<BR/>joanna mckethanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-77587512530850204612008-02-01T06:35:00.000-06:002008-02-01T06:35:00.000-06:00Angel - glad you bought some new books! I don't r...Angel - glad you bought some new books! I don't read much of Stephen King (except his "On Writing" book). I'm afraid he'd keep me up at night.<BR/><BR/>Savanna - The werewolf book by Patricia Briggs is amazing. I just discovered her books this month and love them.Holli Bertramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278935094638070376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-10446739017349074542008-01-31T16:15:00.000-06:002008-01-31T16:15:00.000-06:00As a reader I never really paid attention to the f...As a reader I never really paid attention to the first sentence, except how it pulled me into the story and created the mood. Truthfully, first lines have never stuck with me. However, with the American Title IV, it became a whole new ballgame. I luv, to paraphrase, 'he didn't know he was a werewolf'. That's just too kool for some reason. Here's to the great first line in our novels.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-60214196212343504112008-01-31T15:09:00.000-06:002008-01-31T15:09:00.000-06:00"The Doctor woke up afraid." The Witching Hour by..."The Doctor woke up afraid." The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. I love all of Anne Rice's first sentences. I am Lestat. I am immortal. I like short to the point, pull you in sentences...The Classics just don't do it for me....;-). You will be happy to know that i actually purchased 6 new books, one being Stephen King's new one.....the rest just Anne Rice paperbacks....I never kept those from the used book store. I may even read them....:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-15571263554797119052008-01-31T14:53:00.000-06:002008-01-31T14:53:00.000-06:00Colleen - love the Nora quote. Really fits with t...Colleen - love the Nora quote. Really fits with the tone of the "In Death" books and is extremely descriptive :).<BR/><BR/>Anitra - that's a first sentence that makes me want to run out and get the book!Holli Bertramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278935094638070376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-19304149757743539652008-01-31T12:59:00.000-06:002008-01-31T12:59:00.000-06:00"She needed to lose her virginity--and fast" Sham..."She needed to lose her virginity--and fast" Shamara by Catherine Spangler.Anitra Lynn McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797697362449591887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-52800034812804750872008-01-31T07:35:00.000-06:002008-01-31T07:35:00.000-06:00Thanks for the compliment, Holli!One of my favorit...Thanks for the compliment, Holli!<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite first lines is from a JD Robb book (can't remember which one, or exactly how the line goes) but, from memory, it's something like: "summer came in like a bitch in heat" or something along those lines.<BR/><BR/>That I can still recall most of it with all the books I've read is a testament to its memorability.Colleen Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650958015205097847noreply@blogger.com