tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137251285211000565.post1844222154203420370..comments2023-10-06T04:22:57.023-06:00Comments on Peggy Bechko: Master of the Amazing OpeningPeggy Bechkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237136250763362974noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137251285211000565.post-53012971467483873792011-02-23T07:14:41.976-07:002011-02-23T07:14:41.976-07:00A post after my own heart, Peggy.
(Especially be...A post after my own heart, Peggy. <br /><br />(Especially because my blog is all about beginnings.)<br /><br />The first line is crucial. The beginning of a story is very hard to craft.<br />Another fundamental principle I have identified is, the first line must be relevant to the whole story; it must give you something, anything, without which the story would not happen and, ideally, resonate/echo throughout the novel.<br />I've read doorstoppers where this was not the case and honestly,I don't think that's very good.<br />While it is essential to hook your reader, the hook must be relevant to the story. Otherwise, it's just a cheap trick. <br /><br />"Death. Pestilence. Famine. They surround me, my lovers..." -- Loved that. Where's that line from?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113482909499600834noreply@blogger.com