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the_wanlorn) wrote2008-07-25 07:57 pm
the_wanlorn) wrote2008-07-25 07:57 pm
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Opening lines aren't that important. Lots of people will give a book a try, even if the opening isn't gripping.
It's the closing line that has to be a kicker.
That's what makes people read a book over and over again. That's what makes people go find more books by the same author. That's what they're thinking of when they're trying to tell you why you should read it.
Go ahead, ask me for any book I've read, which line I remember best. I guarantee you it'll either be "neither" or "[something close to the end]".
It's the closing line that has to be a kicker.
That's what makes people read a book over and over again. That's what makes people go find more books by the same author. That's what they're thinking of when they're trying to tell you why you should read it.
Go ahead, ask me for any book I've read, which line I remember best. I guarantee you it'll either be "neither" or "[something close to the end]".
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