Comments on: 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line Writing advice from a fresh perspective Wed, 16 May 2012 23:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NaNoWriMo: Quick Preparation Tips and Resources http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 NaNoWriMo: Quick Preparation Tips and Resources Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:30:49 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-3163 [...] 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line: Don’t stuff around with boring bits—get straight to the interesting parts! [...] [...] 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line: Don’t stuff around with boring bits—get straight to the interesting parts! [...]

]]> By: Iain Broome http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-119845 Iain Broome Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:33:00 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-119845 All great advice. I have a thing about opening paragraphs and agree totally that they play in an important role in whether someone wants to read on or not. Especially people browsing in bookshops! All great advice. I have a thing about opening paragraphs and agree totally that they play in an important role in whether someone wants to read on or not. Especially people browsing in bookshops!

]]> By: Susan Fields http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-119573 Susan Fields Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:43:00 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-119573 Fantastic article - thanks so much! I came over her from Stina Lindenblatt's Cool Links Friday, and I'm so glad I did. I'm about to start reading Hooked and possibly redoing my opening chapter. Fantastic article – thanks so much! I came over her from Stina Lindenblatt’s Cool Links Friday, and I’m so glad I did. I’m about to start reading Hooked and possibly redoing my opening chapter.

]]> By: Martina Boone http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 Martina Boone Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:47:18 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-1320 Just added an openings section to our blog with credit back to Write It Sideways for the inspiration. Thanks so much! Oh, and anyone who has a favorite kidlit opening is welcome to contribute! .-= Read Martina Boone´s last article ..<a href="http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/03/pre-submission-checklist.html" rel="nofollow">Pre-Submission Checklist</a> =-. Just added an openings section to our blog with credit back to Write It Sideways for the inspiration. Thanks so much! Oh, and anyone who has a favorite kidlit opening is welcome to contribute!
.-= Read Martina Boone´s last article ..Pre-Submission Checklist =-.

]]> By: Martina Boone http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Martina Boone Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:26:01 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-1313 Another fantastic post! I like to collect passages I come across that really thrill me, and after reading this I realized that many of them are the first paragraphs in the book. You've inspired me to add a new collection to the blog--fantastic openers! .-= Read Martina Boone´s last article ..<a href="http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2010/03/pre-submission-checklist.html" rel="nofollow">Pre-Submission Checklist</a> =-. Another fantastic post! I like to collect passages I come across that really thrill me, and after reading this I realized that many of them are the first paragraphs in the book. You’ve inspired me to add a new collection to the blog–fantastic openers!
.-= Read Martina Boone´s last article ..Pre-Submission Checklist =-.

]]> By: James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:51:18 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-1197 "If they'd been any good, I'd be dead." The first sentence in an action/adventure novel I hope to sell. I know it's not "The great American novel" but most of those are gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. I just wanted to write something that's entertaining for the reader and might make a little money for the publisher and myself. I hope those goals are not mutually exclusive. ;) .-= Read James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil´s last article ..<a href="http://brazilbrat.blogspot.com/2010/01/ipad-fail.html" rel="nofollow">The iPad Fail</a> =-. “If they’d been any good, I’d be dead.” The first sentence in an action/adventure novel I hope to sell. I know it’s not “The great American novel” but most of those are gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. I just wanted to write something that’s entertaining for the reader and might make a little money for the publisher and myself.

I hope those goals are not mutually exclusive. ;)
.-= Read James Smith João Pessoa, Brazil´s last article ..The iPad Fail =-.

]]> By: suzannah http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-949 suzannah Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:34:04 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-949 I agree, Mary. Too many characters at once makes my head spin! .-= Read suzannah´s last article ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writeitsideways/~3/u8ECzkNaBlM/" rel="nofollow">6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line</a> =-. I agree, Mary. Too many characters at once makes my head spin!
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]]> By: MaryWitzl http://writeitsideways.com/6-ways-to-hook-your-readers-from-the-very-first-line/comment-page-1/#comment-948 MaryWitzl Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:28:15 +0000 http://writeitsideways.com/?p=2853#comment-948 It's so true that introducing too many characters too fast overwhelms readers; it's much better to slip them in gradually, once the main protagonists have had the chance to hook them. And finding a long-winded description on the first page makes me want to go get another book. .-= Read MaryWitzl´s last article ..<a href="http://witzl.blogspot.com/2010/01/test-terror.html" rel="nofollow">Test Terror</a> =-. It’s so true that introducing too many characters too fast overwhelms readers; it’s much better to slip them in gradually, once the main protagonists have had the chance to hook them. And finding a long-winded description on the first page makes me want to go get another book.
.-= Read MaryWitzl´s last article ..Test Terror =-.

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