Every first line of a novel is a promise. It’s establishes a contract between the author and the writer about…
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How do I hate writing first lines? Let me count the ways! Actually, I even hated coming up with the…
It’s such an honor to welcome Kathryn Craft to the blog today. Her debut novel, THE ART OF FALLING, is the…
Sometimes, you pick up a book and fall immediately, completely, and hopelessly in love: “They say it came first from…
First lines of books are a lot like debut novels. Just because they come first in a narrative doesn’t mean…
“Miss Jane Neal met her maker in the early morning mist of Thanksgiving Sunday. It was pretty much a surprise…