The Importance of First Sentences
by Jackie King
Are first sentences really that important? This topic is often discussed in a group called Smart Women Writers. One very successful author suggested that writers shouldn’t spend too much time worrying about the first line, since all lines were important. Good point. But I still sweat over those first few words.
One writer posed this question to members: “What’s the all-time favorite first line that you’ve written?”
That writer’s name is Susan Shay, author of BLIND SIGHT, MAKE ME H...
Are first sentences really that important? This topic is often discussed in a group called Smart Women Writers. One very successful author suggested that writers shouldn’t spend too much time worrying about the first line, since all lines were important. Good point. But I still sweat over those first few words.
One writer posed this question to members: “What’s the all-time favorite first line that you’ve written?”
That writer’s name is Susan Shay, author of BLIND SIGHT, MAKE ME H...
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