Hello, writers,
Some of you may remember a regular blog feature we used to do called Great Beginnings, where I'd copy/paste the first lines of a book and we'd discuss whether or not we'd want to read more.
At some point I forgot about it and it disappeared and nobody missed it.
Thursday night I cracked open a new novel called Opioid, Indiana, written by a long-ago Texas friend, Brian Allen Carr. As soon as I read the opening paragraph, I thought, Hey, remember that blog series you used to do?
Here's the first line of Brian's book: "I'm from Texas, but most of this story takes place in Indiana, where the winter weather sits like iced gray vomit on the cornfields."
Visit the post to read the rest and discuss whether or not you enjoy this beginning, and, most importantly, why.
Because remember, as a writer you have only one chance to make a good first impression on a reader. And learning what makes a good (or bad) first impression on you as a reader, and why, is an important step toward getting it right.
