Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Nov 2024’s Great Opening Lines)

I wrote in Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Part 3 – Some Great Opening Lines) that I’d share more great opening lines as I found them. My last entry in this category was December 2023’s Great Opening Lines – and Why! (December 2023’s Great Opening Lines) which covered Hal Clement’s‘s Hot Planet. This entry … Continue reading “Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Nov 2024’s Great Opening Lines)”

An Experiment in Writing – Part 5: More on Openings – Establishing Voice, Atmosphere, Setting, POV, and Narrator

Picking up from where we left off in past experiments in writing… What I’ve discovered so far is these posts are going to be all over the place. Don’t look for a thread because, as I mention in this entry, something I mention in experiment 3 triggers something important and worth sharing but who knows … Continue reading “An Experiment in Writing – Part 5: More on Openings – Establishing Voice, Atmosphere, Setting, POV, and Narrator”

An Experiment in Writing – Part 3: More on Openings, Closings

Picking up where we left off in An Experiment in Writing – Part 2: Openings, here’s Part 3: More on Openings, Closings. Enjoy.   More on Throughlines. Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule a critique of your work.Think I’m an idiot? Let me know in a comment.Either way, we’ll both … Continue reading “An Experiment in Writing – Part 3: More on Openings, Closings”

An Experiment in Writing – Part 2: Openings

Because I had so much fun in Part 1, here’s An Experiment in Writing – Part 2. Enjoy.   Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule a critique of your work.Think I’m an idiot? Let me know in a comment.Either way, we’ll both learn something. Pick up a copy of Empty … Continue reading “An Experiment in Writing – Part 2: Openings”

Great Opening Lines – and Why! (December 2023’s Great Opening Lines)

I wrote in Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Part 3 – Some Great Opening Lines) that I’d share more great opening lines as I found them. My last entry in this category was August 2023’s Great Opening Lines – and Why! (August 2023’s Great Opening Lines) which covered Angela Panayotopulos‘ The Wake Up. This … Continue reading “Great Opening Lines – and Why! (December 2023’s Great Opening Lines)”