tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post7774310243225130616..comments2023-10-17T02:40:31.174-06:00Comments on Frightening Journeys: Beginnings...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-82234659518172115452009-09-24T08:57:17.108-06:002009-09-24T08:57:17.108-06:00Beginnings are very near and dear to my heart. I&#...Beginnings are very near and dear to my heart. I've been working with writers as an editor and within writers' groups for quite a few years now and every so often we workshop beginnings.<br /><br />One of my favourite exercises is telling authors to look at their three favourite books then read only the opening sentence.<br /><br />Then we discuss why this opening sentence is so effective.<br /><br />One of the most classic opening lines, IMO, is Stephen King's The Gunslinger, of the famous The Dark Tower series:<br /><br />"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."<br /><br />You don't get more powerful than that.<br /><br />;-)nerinedormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885964421325041778noreply@blogger.com