tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post2832967133543686060..comments2024-03-15T07:16:14.831-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: First Pages---The HookChristine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-54943939158266507632010-09-28T20:26:47.804-04:002010-09-28T20:26:47.804-04:00First sentences are ofteh hard to do. I usually wr...First sentences are ofteh hard to do. I usually write that one many times.Janet Lane Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488093917556546485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-38844132048225051612010-09-27T15:51:46.202-04:002010-09-27T15:51:46.202-04:00My local SCBWI chapter does something called the F...My local SCBWI chapter does something called the First Page Session. It's usually inexpensive, like $25 or so, and you go to the workshop and hear first pages. You bring your first page, and usually a panel of agents and editors listens and critiques it.<br /><br />It's immensely helpful.Christine Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-83815243709471960572010-09-27T15:05:16.195-04:002010-09-27T15:05:16.195-04:00Here's a great link on other fab first liners:...Here's a great link on other fab first liners:<br /><br />http://americanbookreview.org/100BestLines.aspKim Baccelliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304806976633973536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-44865009311577990242010-09-27T14:39:28.810-04:002010-09-27T14:39:28.810-04:00Ooh, I reviewed Emma and the Vampires and chose th...Ooh, I reviewed Emma and the Vampires and chose that sentence as my favorite. So classic yet drawing!S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-75607473205418948262010-09-27T13:19:45.253-04:002010-09-27T13:19:45.253-04:00Getting that first line right is so hard. Books th...Getting that first line right is so hard. Books that are well written make it look so easy!christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800441088372947329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-91479924406330309232010-09-27T11:59:35.663-04:002010-09-27T11:59:35.663-04:00These are great first lines, Kim. You're so ri...These are great first lines, Kim. You're so right about getting the hook there to reel the reader in.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.com