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The first line
seradhe:
--- Quote from: Shecky on October 18, 2007, 03:49:57 PM ---If you can stomach it, you can have it with my blessings. I simply exude that kind of junk. ;D
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Thanks!
Gotta love when inspiration hits you right between the eyes. *goes off and begins writing*
Dresden:
Personally the last line doesn't bother me as long as the book ties up everything in the story. But that only applies if it's a stand alone novel. If it's like The Dresden Files for example then I know what is covered in one book mightn't apply until further down the road. So for your answer no it doesn't bother me if the last line is amazing or not.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: seradhe on October 18, 2007, 03:24:22 PM ---My favorite ending line in a book is "In the Dawn of a new world, Damien Vryce smiled". Mucho Brownie points to anyone who knows the book.
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C.S. Friedman's Crown of Shadows, and how many Brownie points do I have to save up for a Brownie, or can I just keep collecting them and go straight for the Girl Scout ?
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Dresden on October 18, 2007, 03:59:08 PM ---Personally the last line doesn't bother me as long as the book ties up everything in the story.
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To each their own. I can't stand endings that are unrealistically neat; unless you kill everybody, some characters will be going on and having more to their lives, and it works a lot better for me if that's clearly a real life with real issues rather than a happily-ever-after now that everything's tied up.
meg_evonne:
First liners are for all readers and drop byers, but last lines.... Ahh last lines, however, are an author's cherished gift to his/her reader. Those I expect to be incredible.
First lines are appetizers---last lines are the perfect dab of chocolate or single spoonful of a mouth watering desert delight. Those, I think an author should agonize over.
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