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Give me the first line of your book & only the first line.
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Ann
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Nov 16, 2012 07:16AM
"We were drinking iced tea at our favorite sidewalk cafe when the plastics plant exploded." All For Love, contemporary fiction from 5 Prince Publishing. ★★★★★ http://tinyurl.com/cf6m3vg 
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From The Phantom Pilot: "I was twelve years old, standing knock-kneed in pigtails and ripped denim in front of a haunted house, trying to dig up enough courage to go inside.” http://tinyurl.com/6uk5cp2 ★★★★★
From The Phantom Student: http://tinyurl.com/8k9lahx"To us, 1970 was a time of beginnings, but to the country, it was a time of endings." ★★★★★
From Chems, a short story available on Amazon: "I found him in our shed. His silvery-blue skin was mottled with healing burns, and a few strips of charred flesh still hung in tatters from his elbows and forearms." http://tinyurl.com/cj64sd8 ★★★★
"The burly guy wearing a do-rag and one hoop earring leaned a beefy elbow on the high counter separating us and glared."From TAXED TO THE MAX, due out in Jan. GR is hosting an Advanced Reading Copy giveaway now.
Taxed to the Max
"When I was twelve years old, I learned not to talk about death."From Normalish my debut contemporary YA novel from Musa Publishing.
http://www.amazon.com/Normalish-ebook...
Ann wrote: "From Chems, a short story available on Amazon: "I found him in our shed. His silvery-blue skin was mottled with healing burns, and a few strips of charred flesh still hung in tatters from his elbo..."Oops, I just realized I put two sentences. I will delete if necessary!
First line of Chapter 1 of my debut novel, Dark Light...Twenty is purgatory.
How's that for shortest first line ever?
Ann wrote: "From Chems, a short story available on Amazon: "I found him in our shed. His silvery-blue skin was mottled with healing burns, and a few strips of charred flesh still hung in tatters from his elbo..."This is a catchy opener!
Margaret wrote: ""When I was twelve years old, I learned not to talk about death."From Normalish my debut contemporary YA novel from Musa Publishing.
http://www.amazon.com/Normalish-ebook......"
I think this is a good opener too!
“Hello!”
From an as-yet untitled novella, my second work of fiction.
From an as-yet untitled novella, my second work of fiction.
"What if" : I already thought about honoring you, I just didn't knew how.Third book: " I was victim of domestic violence."
"Diablocity's story" : "It was 5 am when in the far a OVNI started to appear."
June wrote: "Ann wrote: "From Chems, a short story available on Amazon: "I found him in our shed. His silvery-blue skin was mottled with healing burns, and a few strips of charred flesh still hung in tatters f..."Thanks~it's not a bad little story if you like that sort of thing. (If I do say so myself =))
S.J. wrote: "Michael wrote: "This comes from my novel "Don't Hang On": "An unarmed security guard has two weapons: common sense and a maglight.""I like that - made me laugh"
I like that line, too!
Reuben Cole watched his son, David hold the rifle.From HELL'S GATE. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008N3MT6E
"The little ones were always easy to spot."First line from Being Richard
a contemporary novel about an immortal pressurised into taking on a new identity that isn't safe.
"Adrienne's life in Amsterdam was little more than typical for any single woman of 28."
First line of On Thin Ice, a novel-in-stories,Johanna van Zanten about love, passion, life and dating.
First line of On Thin Ice, a novel-in-stories,Johanna van Zanten about love, passion, life and dating.
As far as Connie Hollingsway was concerned, she'd just found the meat filling for her hero sandwich. Opening line of The Hero Sandwich co-written with Karyn Gerrard.
From my Book The Signature Series A journey that will last for generations to come...1st line: Welcome to the Signature Series, if you have a seatbelt now would be a good time to put it on.
First line of my novel 'Black is the Colour': We met at Cambridge Folk Festival.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-is-the-...
In his beginning, he believed that a dark spirit lived in the folds of his mother's black goat hair tent.
“I’m gonna be late,” Allie murmured under her breath as she slipped on her shoes.
From Memories of Murder:"From a lair of downed tree limbs and forest debris, a man watches a young woman."
From Murder, Madness & Love:
"Debra pulled up the collar of her jacket and stared out at the arctic gale battering the city."
Lady Olivia Kent paced frantically in her room, awaiting the return of her lover. In The Spirit Of Love
On the 14th of April, 1920, Chrissie Reid received a letter from a dead man.From The Broken Horizon by Catherine M Byrne. And no, there is nothing supernatural about it.
"I could hear Rick tapping on his desk with his Mont Blanc pen before I reached the doorway." -- Avenging Angel, Kim Smith
"Broken Branch High School's theater building was an unlikely place for magic." -- A Mirror in Time, Kim Smith
I am new to this discussion group and loved reading all the first lines. Here's mine:"I grew up with an invisible label on me, one I wore like a nametag" From my debut memoir "The Apple Tree Wish -- Made by a Fatherless Girl."
Maria Martinez
These are all fantastic, guys. Keep posting!!
Aprille Legacy wrote: "These are all fantastic, guys. Keep posting!!"
The tall woman stood at the casement, leaning against a roughly hewn oak writing desk to steady herself against the weakness that had accompanied the loss of her child.
From THE MIDWIFE'S SECRET: The Legend of 'La Belle Ecossaise' Book Three of the Queen of Scots Suite by Linda Root
The tall woman stood at the casement, leaning against a roughly hewn oak writing desk to steady herself against the weakness that had accompanied the loss of her child.
From THE MIDWIFE'S SECRET: The Legend of 'La Belle Ecossaise' Book Three of the Queen of Scots Suite by Linda Root
"Cassidy stood tall and watched the wave approaching.--Wander Home by Karen A. Wyle
"And so they were underway."
--Reach: A Twin-Bred novel (working title) by Karen A. Wyle -- projected release May 2013
"Mortis heard the banging, felt the swaying, even in her dreams. It angered her, and she hammered futilely against the interior of her prison. The impacts of her own fists echoed in her ears, assaulted her senses, and did nothing. Nothing."From my fantasy novel, Mortis Unbound.
"Jacqui stood in front of her bedroom mirror, completely naked, and dripping with sweat."From Living Lives: Living Lies
"The children crouched in terror. Out of the west, a great wall of blackness was approaching." 
I know that's two sentences but the first one is only 5 words. (In case you're wondering, 'William Webster' is a pen name as this is a bit different from my others!)
"Like everyone else in our north Georgia town, I tried not to attract the attention of the Warwicks. I failed twice."From my paranormal/gothic romance, THE WARWICKS OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN, out now.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Warwicks-Slumbe...
The Warwicks of Slumber Mountain
In his beginning, he feared a dark spirit that he believed lived in the folds of his mother's tent. (WIP Profane Fire)
Very first line - "The morning light had a strange bend, as if the world was proclaiming a change, a transformation of the ordinary."
Down Right Good
Wedged in a corner seat at a small, rectangular table facing floor-to-ceiling windows, I just sat there, gazing out, watching the world pass.
On the 14th of April, 1920, Chrissie Reid recieved a letter from a dead man.
Fire rose high into the trees on either side of me, closing in much faster than I'd anticipated. 
"If anything in this book is inaccurate, blame it on science."
Orlando wrote: ""If anything in this book is inaccurate, blame it on science.""I LIKE this - completely intrigued to know what that's all about...
Haha, thanks Melanie. Check out the preview for Kindle to see if your hunch pans out!http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Being-ing-Idiot-ebook/dp/B00AXHAA5U
"For me, it began with an envelope that dropped through my letterbox one morning. I knew next to nothing about the sphinx. I wasn’t aware that one of its names meant father of terror."
I know - three sentences not one!pagan's sphinx is free from Amazon for the next five days (10th-14th Jan).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pagans-Sphinx...
http://www.amazon.com/Pagans-Sphinx-e...
Orlando wrote: "Haha, thanks Melanie. Check out the preview for Kindle to see if your hunch pans out!http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Being-ing-..."
Good idea - I'm kindling you now :)
The burly guy wearing a do-rag and one hoop earring leaned a beefy elbow on the high counter separating us and glared. "You don't understand, lady. All I need's a tag for my pickup."From my light mystery now out.
Taxed to the Max
The glorious patina of autumn spread across the landscape in a myriad of golden hues, rich reds tinged with deep tones of burnt umber and dark chocolate.
First line of my current WIPHuge emerald orbs glared angrily down at Sorcha.
Her is first line from my book Lamchop & Were "If we stood on that little overpass above main road we could see full gold moon against dark blue sky;pines were quiet."
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