tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post7763424253153024230..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Great Openings Grab the Reader by the Throat by Eve SilverMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-63396324072898169192013-08-06T01:55:43.788-04:002013-08-06T01:55:43.788-04:00liked you opening and have a new Must read with “W...liked you opening and have a new Must read with “When I was eight, my mother lost me to zombies in a one card draw." <br />~The Iron Hunt, Marjorie M. Liu<br />WoW!!! I've read all of Kellley Armstrong more that once. The Gibson line was good, but I think it's not my kind of book. Thanks. The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-3875258881095118082013-08-05T19:28:07.827-04:002013-08-05T19:28:07.827-04:00Liked this and the opening to Rush.Liked this and the opening to Rush.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-45297487274476912412013-08-05T18:48:06.468-04:002013-08-05T18:48:06.468-04:00Great post. I laughed out loud when I read how she...Great post. I laughed out loud when I read how she buried her first book in her backyard, then thought maybe that is the perfect place for my first book. My backyard -- not hers. The sample openings were great choices. Rush looks like a terrific book.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-16548533015387899782013-08-05T18:20:45.078-04:002013-08-05T18:20:45.078-04:00Some great beginnings are memorable and draw the r...Some great beginnings are memorable and draw the reader in with some poetic ribbon of intrigue. Some truly do grab the reader by the throat and makes sure they want to stick around for the duration of the novel. This as a great post on displaying good examples of that as well.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-19842352375818527422013-08-05T11:29:54.936-04:002013-08-05T11:29:54.936-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Eve! I...Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Eve! I love the way you put the purpose of an opening, showing us a glimpse of the gateway into the world the mc is going to be pushed. That's brilliant!<br /><br />And I love the opening to RUSH, and your other examples. That's so helpful!Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.com