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The first line
Dante Inferno:
Please, God, do serial killers drive Fords after midnight?
seradhe:
--- Quote from: Dante Inferno on December 25, 2007, 07:03:57 AM ---Please, God, do serial killers drive Fords after midnight?
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Just when you think the thread's gonna die...
THETA:
Lines 3 and 4 are wonderful, but 5 is really cliche. Cliche in the bad way too, not classic, but overused in a sense that too many crap writers use it, thus making it something less than desirable for an audience even if it is a good writer.
For the one story i've been actually developing is...
"Kill them!"
Guardian 452:
For me, a good first line is a bonus, but it isn't a hundred percent necessary. Mind you, a bad first line can kill things right off!
Oh, and for favourite first lines, why hasn't this one appeared yet?
"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."
seradhe:
--- Quote from: Guardian 452 on January 03, 2008, 03:16:37 AM ---Oh, and for favourite first lines, why hasn't this one appeared yet?
"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."
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I think because we're all on the same page that Dresden Files books all have great opening lines. though that one does rock.
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