And Then the Murders Began
It started as an innocent tweet from author Marc Laidlaw:
Laidlaw's Law states that any book can be improved with a simple change. Replace the second line of the book with, "And then the murders began." It works with the Bible:
And Little Women:
Neil Gaiman even joined in:
But it can really be applied to any novel. Try it with the book you're reading now. Sometimes it doesn't work as a second line, but when you finally insert it, it's gold!
I wondered if it would work with my own books. Here's 30 Days of No Gossip. Doesn't really work so well...
And 25 Roses. A little better?
It seems to work best of all for little Piper.
Give it a try! Add the phrase to the book you're reading or writing now...or add it to one of the famous openings on this list, then copy and paste the results below!
My next Piper Morgan book, Piper Morgan Makes a Splash, comes out April 4, 2017. Sign up if you'd like to help out by posting on your blog about it!
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Laidlaw's Law states that any book can be improved with a simple change. Replace the second line of the book with, "And then the murders began." It works with the Bible:
And Little Women:
Neil Gaiman even joined in:
But it can really be applied to any novel. Try it with the book you're reading now. Sometimes it doesn't work as a second line, but when you finally insert it, it's gold!
I wondered if it would work with my own books. Here's 30 Days of No Gossip. Doesn't really work so well...
And 25 Roses. A little better?
It seems to work best of all for little Piper.
Give it a try! Add the phrase to the book you're reading or writing now...or add it to one of the famous openings on this list, then copy and paste the results below!
My next Piper Morgan book, Piper Morgan Makes a Splash, comes out April 4, 2017. Sign up if you'd like to help out by posting on your blog about it!
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