Comments on: The Most Important Sentence: How to Write a Killer Opening

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:22:40 +0000

I only just realised how good this really is when I flicked through Charlotte’s Web a few weeks ago.

Phenomenal opening sentence! Darkness right from the first words.

Thanks for commenting Janet

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:59:33 +0000

From early childhood the totally unforgettable – ‘Where’s papa going with that axe?’
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

By: e.lee

e.lee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:22:47 +0000

Clive Barker’s Mr. B Gone- “Burn this book”
Orwell’s 1984 “It was a bright cold day… the clocks were striking thirteen”

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By: Miles

Miles — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:46:52 +0000

“He’ll be your friend as long as you know the difference between there, their and they’re.”

Hahahaha! The best one-line bio I’ve ever read!

p.s. I, too, am sick of seeing these three mixed up and/or used interchangeably. Almost as bad as “definately.”

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:43 +0000

” I may not judge a book by its cover, but I often judge it on the first sentence.” Great line.
Thanks for the writing tips. I stumbled this post by the way.

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By: Clella Camp

Clella Camp — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:34:50 +0000

The first one I thought of but thought it was too obvious.

By: Elisabeth Black

Elisabeth Black — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:47:31 +0000

Oh my gosh, just remembered this one from Dickens and felt like a Very Erudite Person: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

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By: Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:58:45 +0000

Brilliant sentence! Really glad you liked the post Elisabeth, thanks for reading.

By: Elisabeth Black

Elisabeth Black — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:55:47 +0000

The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead happened to be sitting on my desk when I read this excellent post and so I picked it up and looked inside. Lo and behold: “It all began with the aurochs.”

By: Deanna Schrayer

Deanna Schrayer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:42 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on Snow Quiet Christopher!