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First Lines

September 27, 2010 | 1 Comment

American Book Review posted a list of the hundred best first lines from novels. While I don’t agree with all of them, and some now seem out of date (does anyone under the age of 25 still know what “the color of television, tuned to a dead channel” was/is?). Still while I may not agree with all of these, it’s a good reminder that the first line does a lot to set the tone of any story you write. What’s your favorite first line?


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  1. Tala on November 5, 2010 2:30 pm

    My first line has a penguin in it.

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