tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post4486547635939858273..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Firsts - Or as Julie Andrews Says, "Let's start from the very beginning"Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60523344945094722302012-01-12T17:48:27.345-05:002012-01-12T17:48:27.345-05:00Nice! The first sentences of my first two books de...Nice! The first sentences of my first two books definitely stayed the same all the way through, but the third one not so much. I'm really intrigued by the book trailer for your latest book! Dying for more details and can't wait to read it!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-87118998915375390922012-01-11T12:54:29.718-05:002012-01-11T12:54:29.718-05:00My first lines change multiple times before the fi...My first lines change multiple times before the final draft. Good for you, having that kind of focus!Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-84868394171413016882012-01-10T08:46:17.678-05:002012-01-10T08:46:17.678-05:00Hmm, I don't think I have every changed a firs...Hmm, I don't think I have every changed a first line! I also write my endings very near the start of a book. I know how it starts, how it ends, and work my way toward the middle - which I think it the hardest part about writing.Jenny O'Connellhttp://www.jennyoconnell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-91649582574841270902012-01-10T05:07:18.828-05:002012-01-10T05:07:18.828-05:00Do you ever go back and change a first line before...Do you ever go back and change a first line before you're finished? What about endings? Do you write them first? I find last lines easier than first I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-22481944722358259832012-01-09T19:13:21.936-05:002012-01-09T19:13:21.936-05:00Great first lines! :) One of my faves is from Like...Great first lines! :) One of my faves is from Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard-<br /><br />“The winds in Washokey make people go crazy.”Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-42618014361614177752012-01-09T19:04:41.043-05:002012-01-09T19:04:41.043-05:00These are all great!These are all great!Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-69529028089212034722012-01-09T17:46:52.096-05:002012-01-09T17:46:52.096-05:00I agree--first sentences are so exciting. Kind of...I agree--first sentences are so exciting. Kind of like the first moments you spend with someone you just know you're going to fall for...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.com