tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post2815294170227832606..comments2023-11-05T01:09:57.170-07:00Comments on Mark Noce Stories: Gimme a Good Hook ;)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-34575669617849359112011-05-13T21:17:49.286-07:002011-05-13T21:17:49.286-07:00It was a dark and stormy night. That's the mos...It was a dark and stormy night. That's the most original and least overused of all opening lines, and therefore the best. ;-)Stacy G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14631291186172878135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-86022486045659455622011-05-13T15:06:06.910-07:002011-05-13T15:06:06.910-07:00Hektor - You're definitely right about the str...Hektor - You're definitely right about the strange and unpredictable part, it's so true but so hard to capture on the page. You also have a good point about false starts;)<br /><br />Michelle - Very cool first line! I'll have to checkout the opening lines of the Percy Jackson books, thanks for the lead:)<br /><br />Leia - Very true about the problems with writing only for shock value, but how to be intriguing...easier said than done:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-63725705324177598932011-05-13T13:03:10.241-07:002011-05-13T13:03:10.241-07:00It should be something that makes the reader ask, ...It should be something that makes the reader ask, "why?" The shock-value opening lines never impress me as much, I prefer to have an opening line that's intriguing and arouses my curiosity....Leiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858914344611778827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-42120583512350481482011-05-13T12:02:09.662-07:002011-05-13T12:02:09.662-07:00Ahhh...I swear I spend more time coming up with my...Ahhh...I swear I spend more time coming up with my opening line than I do writing the entire book :) I like something that draws me in right away and gives me a taste of the main character's voice. I read the Percy Jackson series last year and loved the opening lines in those books (not just of the books themselves, but also of the chapters).<br /><br />My current opening line (though it will most certainly change before the book is done):<br /><br />Min had never considered herself a violent sort of person, but if she had to wait any longer she couldn’t be held responsible for her actions.Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458581324926992168.post-42089361255642931922011-05-13T10:39:40.486-07:002011-05-13T10:39:40.486-07:00I like something a little strange, a little unpred...I like something a little strange, a little unpredictable. <br /><br />But also something that feels like the right place to start the story. <br /><br />I see a lot of clever hooks that feel like false starts. To me, the best opening lines provide momentum. They don't mislead or require backtracking.Hektor Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908146663251226473noreply@blogger.com