Comments on: Thursday Thirteen — First Lines

By: Anitra Lynn McLeod

Anitra Lynn McLeod — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:08:50 +0000

I’m so glad you posted this! I think it shows that a first line can be great but you really need two lines to set up the tale. Sigh. I’m a contestant in American Title IV and I do love my first line but I wish we could have had the first paragraph to set up the tone, scope, and characters of the novel. However, the contest is the FIRST LINE.

Grr! That really isn’t enough. Anyway, just caught your blog on search and wanted to post about that but also wanted to say I love your first lines! I’ve only read one of your books and I enjoyed not only the first line, but the last!

Best!
Anitra Lynn McLeod

By: American Title Contest « Anya Bast

American Title Contest « Anya Bast — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:22:03 +0000

[...] me, make me want to read on. As a writer, well, I want mine to do that same thing for the reader! I TTed about first lines back here, as a matter of [...]

By: Rene lyons

Rene lyons — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:10:42 +0000

I stole this from NJ as well. lol

By: anyabastblog

anyabastblog — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:47:56 +0000

Hey Kate — I’m sorry we’re missing you this weekend!

By: Kate Scott

Kate Scott — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:34:03 +0000

Great one! But *sniff*, I’m gonna miss you guys this weekend. I hope you have a BLAST and take tons of pics so I can live vicariously through them. :-P

And ps – I hate how I have to wait until I get home to read yours. You’re considered an “adult site” at work. :-P

By: Susan Helene Gottfried

Susan Helene Gottfried — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:01:51 +0000

I think I like the last one best, but they’re all intriguing.

Oh, to have more time to read!

Happy TT, Anya.

By: miladyinsanity

miladyinsanity — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:22:24 +0000

I love Number 4.

But it was Blood of the Damned that was my first Anya book, so it gets props too. ;)

By: Lorelei James

Lorelei James — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:25:56 +0000

#11 – was my fave until I read # 13!