tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post1856538273062671173..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Avoid Overworking Your First Line by Elizabeth LenhardMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-17331921433492054492013-07-16T21:52:53.681-04:002013-07-16T21:52:53.681-04:00Okay, will you please change that word Fist to Fir...Okay, will you please change that word Fist to First, please, in my post! Sheesh!!! Can't get my First Words right! Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-9501767244421716912013-07-16T21:51:31.152-04:002013-07-16T21:51:31.152-04:00I adore Fist Lines and when I do school visits I t...I adore Fist Lines and when I do school visits I talk about First Lines/paragraphs and Hooks with the kids and read some to them from actual books and we talk about *how* that line hooked them. It's a really fun part of my presentation and the kids love it. <br /><br />Finding that *right* First Line in my own work takes time and a lot of thought, but it's a great feeling to find a good one. Kimberley Griffiths Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269829969442171522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89424853663948899972013-07-16T10:28:07.361-04:002013-07-16T10:28:07.361-04:00Do you fast draft, Lynda? So awesome. I always sta...Do you fast draft, Lynda? So awesome. I always start off thinking I will, get to the middle of the book and realize that I need to slow the heck way down. :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-50836831565116845142013-07-16T10:27:02.051-04:002013-07-16T10:27:02.051-04:00You're writing in first person, right? Voice. ...You're writing in first person, right? Voice. I'm telling you. And I finally realized with this last book that I love close third. My sweet spot. The conversations here are really making me sit up and think!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-11613905442366179702013-07-16T10:25:43.484-04:002013-07-16T10:25:43.484-04:00I agree. Her choices are fabulous. And they are al...I agree. Her choices are fabulous. And they are all full of VOICE. I think that's the thing i'm always missing in my first lines. Hmmh. Epiphany anyone? :)Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-8022852148114438102013-07-16T10:20:32.048-04:002013-07-16T10:20:32.048-04:00I have YET to be able to come up with a first sent...I have YET to be able to come up with a first sentence I love. Someday. :) And that line from Bradbury? Genius. So encapsulating.Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-72334212958261118682013-07-16T10:17:18.752-04:002013-07-16T10:17:18.752-04:00First and foremost, thank you for the wonderful po...First and foremost, thank you for the wonderful post, Elizabeth! I love the thought of the first sentence as a launchpad. That's it exactly. I need to spend more time on mine :)<br />Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-5043830357694183012013-07-16T00:09:15.337-04:002013-07-16T00:09:15.337-04:00Ha, I also write best when I write fast. Otherwise...Ha, I also write best when I write fast. Otherwise I overthink the soul out of the story.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-17425965250477090202013-07-15T20:00:26.684-04:002013-07-15T20:00:26.684-04:00Interesting, useful post. Thanks.Interesting, useful post. Thanks.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-30922997239550098332013-07-15T18:18:22.477-04:002013-07-15T18:18:22.477-04:00I feel the same. If I don't get that first sen...I feel the same. If I don't get that first sentence and paragraph just right, something feels off when I write. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-20976018360327157602013-07-15T15:07:51.993-04:002013-07-15T15:07:51.993-04:00I never really though much about what goes into th...I never really though much about what goes into the making of a first line, but it's often what hooks me into a book just as much as the first chapter in its entirety. I love the example first lines that you listed. They're beautiful and make me want to read the books, including Holes, which I haven't read in ages!<br /><br />Thanks for the lovely post.Kris @Imaginary Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550965344184687023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-89839065923848820122013-07-15T12:32:44.536-04:002013-07-15T12:32:44.536-04:00Sounds like a great book!
I'm always impress...Sounds like a great book! <br /><br />I'm always impressed with those short sweet and simple first lines that pack a punch - like Bradbury's It was a pleasure to burn. Love it. One of these days maybe I'll get one of my own I love just as much :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com