I recall one of those books we had to read in high school. In it, one of the characters is writing a book. Or he would be. If he didn't ...

The last piece you’ll rewrite is what you wrote first. Up until this week I had two different views on bookish first lines—who knew! Everyt...

Ah, the much-discussed, celebrated, and labored over first line... Is it that important? (See what I did there?) Many in the writing and pu...

  The importance of a first line--Do I buy it or not? Ya know, if you can nail that first line in your book it is absolutely going to work i...

Hey all! This week's topic at the SFF Seven is The Importance of the First Line: Do We Buy It or Not? Back in 2009, when I decided to st...