Openings to novels that MAKE you turn the page!

[A.J.]

How do Writers create Openings that grab you by the throat?

Latest blog post at:http://awaines.blogspot.com/2014/08/o...
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From A J Waines: author of Girl on a Train and The Evil Beneath
http://www.amzn.to/14M9mSw


Both reached No 1 in 'Murder' and 'Psychological Thrillers' in UK Kindle charts.

[Carla]

AJ, I wrote my first thriller and had trouble with that. I wanted to set a mood not spring into action. (I still hope it grabbed the reader via curiosity.) In my second book, Back to the Glen, (soon to be released) though, I've done just that and began with a chase scene.

[A.J.]

Carla wrote: "AJ, I wrote my first thriller and had trouble with that. I wanted to set a mood not spring into action. (I still hope it grabbed the reader via curiosity.) In my second book, Back to the Glen, (soo..."

Hi Carla

I think it's good to try out different techniques - which of your two openings do you think (and your beta readers) works best?
Cheers

[vicki]

read Identity Crisis by VLZ a page turner for sure. If you like mystery thrillers, you will love it. Check it out at Amazon.

[Chelsea]

any good scary books you guys like or recommend as I am 15 and like to read books by Stephen King

[vicki]

I write openings with a twist. A twist that gets you interested from the get go. A twist that twists and twists then comes undone little by little. Check out my thriller, Identity Crisis by VLZ and see for yourself. Psssst... I have a new thriller coming in the Fall, The hut in the woods.

[Shirley]

This book grabbed me so quickly and was an emotional rollercoaster that didn't stop till the end. First Night of Summer by Landon Parham

[Feather]

Hello: I'm hoping this group will help me in polishing my current WIP. The first page / chapter is vital to enticing a reader to continue. I want to ensure I've hit the mark with Forbidden's beginning. If anyone is interested in doing a critique on the first 15 pages, please let me know. Here is the synopsis:
Within hours of arrival in the Middle East city of Samarra, Eliza Leigh MacKay and fifteen Americans are plunged into a desperate struggle for survival. Eliza, alone, survives the massacre. Corrupt Mayor Aamir initiates a cover-up.

Police captain, Hashim Sharif, a devout Muslim, is forced to become the keeper of the impetuous MacKay woman. When she escapes and is cornered by mercenaries, Sharif discovers she is no shrinking violet and awakens to his deep affection for her.

Sharif and Eliza are immersed into the shadowy world of espionage, corruption, murder, and kidnapping. From shabby back alleys, a crumbling mosque, mountain caves, to the splendor of the marble columns in the federal building, Captain Sharif and the CIA hunt for the American’s killers. While hunting vile killers, their most intense struggle is facing their internal demons. The cost of living in the past is robbing them of all hope for realizing their dreams.

As Captain Sharif’s investigation progresses, he and Eliza become the hunted. Compelled to trust each other, they hold back feelings they’ve considered forbidden. When he and the CIA discover who was behind the massacre, it hits Sharif with deadly force - as if shot by his own AK-47.

Feather Stone takes you on a richly textured epic adventure through stunning landscape and into the minds of desperate men. A strong cast of characters will grab and immerse you into a plot full of treachery, and passion that refuses to be silenced.

If you want to know more, you can connect with me at: http://www.featherstoneauthor.wordpre...

Thank you
Feather Stone

[Kirsten]

Feather, your post should be in a more appropriate location, say, "Self-Promotion". Your post has nothing to do with the thread's subject.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

An amazing opening chapter that got me hooked straight away!

[Raymond]

"The phone rang for the first time since I killed Jesus."

This is one of the greatest opening lines I've ever read came from a book titled "Lone Rock" by Duane Lindsay
http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Rock-Duane...

[vicki]

As he made his way down Columbus Avenue in the city of Middleton, Dr. Jameson was sure she was following him, hiding in the shadows, waiting patiently before making her move.