Opening lines that grab you.
Over the years some opening lines have grabbed my full attention at the get-go. Do you have any favorites?
Likely conceitedly, I think these newly tweaked opening lines from Togwotee Passage are up there with the more effective.
"Hearing another of Pa's vile outbursts from the house, seven-year-old Calan shudders, sideslipping a toy truck he's playing with. A moment later, as the house door slams shut, he scrambles behind the bed of hollyhocks. Hugging the ground amidst pesky crawlies, bees buzzing the blossoms above, Calan watches breathlessly through stems and low leaves as Pa stomps to the old delivery van, curses as he kicks the front bumper, then motors off with gears grinding."
Likely conceitedly, I think these newly tweaked opening lines from Togwotee Passage are up there with the more effective.
"Hearing another of Pa's vile outbursts from the house, seven-year-old Calan shudders, sideslipping a toy truck he's playing with. A moment later, as the house door slams shut, he scrambles behind the bed of hollyhocks. Hugging the ground amidst pesky crawlies, bees buzzing the blossoms above, Calan watches breathlessly through stems and low leaves as Pa stomps to the old delivery van, curses as he kicks the front bumper, then motors off with gears grinding."
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