Are you as stunned as I am that we’re already weeks into 2017? I figure the beginning of an all-new year is a great time to share our all-new first lines! I love seeing what you all are working on, so jump in and share the first line—and ONLY the first line—of your current work in progress. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s book, whatever. Let the sharing begin!
Here’s mine:
His first breath of freedom in fifteen years was made even sweeter by the sure knowledge that retribution was at hand.
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“Sold!”
The auctioneer’s cry jarred Stella. A gust of wind off the mountain spat grit in her face. She rubbed her eyes with with the heels of her hands, as if by doing so she could erase the awful realities of the day.
It was a truth universally taught in the monastery that the first step toward darkness was the easiest. And the most dangerous.
Love this.
Oh, you guys, these are grand! Well done!
breathtaking!! So thankful for the talents God gives.
Once there was a beautiful young princess named Jiang who lived in a far away land and was very lonely.
This is a FUN thread.
Lex Sands swung the ax with force and decapitated his victim.
Anna Cray hated trains, the coal smoke, steam, and shrill whistle, that is until today.
— Tell me how to make it better. I’m not sure if it is enough to grab the reader.
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.
Quintus was only seven the day he decided to win a crown.