Objective
Learning Points
Many thanks to Jordan, the author of this blog
Good Story Openings: 8 Lessons from Famous First Lines - Now Novel
- Good story openings make us Curious
- Enticing story beginnings make Bold Statements
- Effective openings set a Fitting Tone
These are all famous first lines but….according to Jordan….are they Curious, Bold Statement or Fitting Tone?
“We should start back,” Gared urged, as the woods began to grow dark around them. “The Wildings are dead.”George R.R. Martin - A Game of Thrones
Fitting Tone
“Happy Families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in it’s own way”
Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
Bold Statement
The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of the situation.
Donna Tartt - The Secret History
Curious
Ex: Do a search on LinkedIn, X or Threads, Insta and Youtube (Short and Long)
I’m looking at one now with a Meme of Wolf…One of us
It’s a curious tone that turns out to be fitting