tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post2978933729012544133..comments2024-03-28T08:30:37.763-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: First Lines: A contest!DGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-7090147412115321832010-05-01T12:29:27.901-04:002010-05-01T12:29:27.901-04:00The little children came early to the hangings.The little children came early to the hangings.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776514357168614709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-21361571269636588072010-04-23T15:50:34.976-04:002010-04-23T15:50:34.976-04:00I wonder if Jim knows that some people posted thei...I wonder if Jim knows that some people posted their first lines on the Dystel Facebook page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-20639870427242561912010-04-23T09:19:51.629-04:002010-04-23T09:19:51.629-04:00Whoops, like another contestant, my story is upper...Whoops, like another contestant, my story is upper MG too - please disregard my entry. Sorry aobut that.Mike Junghttp://captainstupendous.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-81473167213718214612010-04-23T00:51:34.964-04:002010-04-23T00:51:34.964-04:00Aww man, I just missed the deadline.
But for the ...Aww man, I just missed the deadline.<br /><br />But for the sake of other readers maybe giving feedback on it anyway...<br /><br />"Intersecting beams of refracted light cut through her, glaring so violently she could no longer bear to see."February Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-77760720843532992842010-04-22T23:01:10.039-04:002010-04-22T23:01:10.039-04:00I should have had a plan of some kind, because tha...I should have had a plan of some kind, because that was the kind of person I was.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152383964395830037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-32503051809119375862010-04-22T22:06:32.909-04:002010-04-22T22:06:32.909-04:00From my YA fictional memoir/novel:
We were standi...From my YA fictional memoir/novel:<br /><br />We were standing together, naked and shivering, when the heavy metal doors slammed behind us and we heard the gas hissing in, and then suddenly, through the fog, we heard shouts coming from outside - "The twins! Where are the twins?" - and the chamber door opened to reveal Dr. Mengele.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-61054441593256011902010-04-22T21:20:15.707-04:002010-04-22T21:20:15.707-04:00I don't know if "end of day" means e...I don't know if "end of day" means end of business day or midnight, but here goes just in case:<br /><br />I was wearing pink Converse at prom.<br /><br />Thanks!ND_Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641381503249317673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-63725818913589229342010-04-22T21:00:21.914-04:002010-04-22T21:00:21.914-04:00One abstract string binds me to Padre; a mutual ex...One abstract string binds me to Padre; a mutual exchange of knowledge.<br /><br />Horror<br /><br />Thank you for the opportunity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912258879834457354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-48074693224059777112010-04-22T20:34:58.915-04:002010-04-22T20:34:58.915-04:00First line:
He waited.First line:<br /> He waited.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-13677403287881656272010-04-22T20:12:58.188-04:002010-04-22T20:12:58.188-04:00From my mystery novel:
"The color pink, no m...From my mystery novel:<br /><br />"The color pink, no matter what the shade, had never done me any favors; today was no exception."Stacie VanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091955607562479166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-51438027918564165912010-04-22T19:59:08.144-04:002010-04-22T19:59:08.144-04:00If I could say only one thing, it would be this – ...If I could say only one thing, it would be this – you chose your life. <br /><br />From THE NANCY WHO DREW - a memoirAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214120208449974536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-12633823056161020002010-04-22T19:37:57.496-04:002010-04-22T19:37:57.496-04:00When your best friend’s a werewolf, things can get...When your best friend’s a werewolf, things can get interesting.Erika Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491559442753391606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-48711276366244273082010-04-22T19:06:17.440-04:002010-04-22T19:06:17.440-04:00This is the first line from my contemporary YA nov...This is the first line from my contemporary YA novel, Butterfly With Broken Wings.<br /><br />If you had told me a few years ago that in the near future I would lose my independence and everything that defined me, I’d have called you crazy. <br /><br />Laura Ann DunksLaura Ann Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514636777035215126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-43189879265244372732010-04-22T18:53:48.827-04:002010-04-22T18:53:48.827-04:00Here's mine:
I was part of a building complex...Here's mine:<br /><br />I was part of a building complex in New York City whose seven buildings were destroyed on September 11, 2001.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-50093782255951871892010-04-22T18:01:59.001-04:002010-04-22T18:01:59.001-04:00Here's my first line:
"My biggest fear i...Here's my first line:<br /><br />"My biggest fear in life was finding out God didn't exist. But after what I've done, my biggest fear is finding out he just might."<br /><br />Hope you like it.Ernesto Cisnerosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-43516114874534410422010-04-22T17:39:57.754-04:002010-04-22T17:39:57.754-04:00From my narrative nonfiction/memoir:
When the sky...From my narrative nonfiction/memoir:<br /><br />When the sky outside began to darken the neonatalogist entered the room - she had dark brown skin, darker brown eyes, and glided quietly across the room like a shadow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-18349535634251967142010-04-22T17:38:16.197-04:002010-04-22T17:38:16.197-04:00Standing fully clothed under a cold shower when yo...Standing fully clothed under a cold shower when you are pissed off is nothing less than stunning.Michelle Kemper Brownlowhttp://michellekemperbrownlow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-70822785824999287012010-04-22T17:17:07.518-04:002010-04-22T17:17:07.518-04:00"Shana is dead and it's all my fault.&quo..."Shana is dead and it's all my fault."Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787129481953410762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-77008968169996315652010-04-22T15:55:28.619-04:002010-04-22T15:55:28.619-04:00"Disappearing can be so inconvenient.""Disappearing can be so inconvenient."Mary Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281543130323388421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-7762826125317172872010-04-22T15:46:33.343-04:002010-04-22T15:46:33.343-04:00She was naked,abso-freaking-lutely naked.
--From ...She was naked,abso-freaking-lutely naked.<br /><br />--From my paranormal mystery "Shadow World."<br /><br />RKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-32693704897789863132010-04-22T15:39:13.850-04:002010-04-22T15:39:13.850-04:00Checking my Email and Facebook accounts is like an...Checking my Email and Facebook accounts is like an addiction for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-76106329163684880452010-04-22T14:04:20.512-04:002010-04-22T14:04:20.512-04:00From my novel: Quest For the Best
When I was a ki...From my novel: Quest For the Best<br /><br />When I was a kid you didn’t spend time worrying about your future because things were pretty well set.Jerry Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910379739721672106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-31663215423869269182010-04-22T13:40:39.284-04:002010-04-22T13:40:39.284-04:00From my teen novel THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBBIE TAY...From my teen novel THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBBIE TAY:<br /><br /><br />Lightning flashed several times in quick succession, like an anime cartoon.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804898709682076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-50617169725008796102010-04-22T13:16:12.181-04:002010-04-22T13:16:12.181-04:00First line from a crime novel:
This was the unce...First line from a crime novel: <br /><br />This was the uncertain part of Keith Kardain's job, not knowing if or when he'd have to kill someone.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185428739495676922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-26068104595961548992010-04-22T13:11:38.579-04:002010-04-22T13:11:38.579-04:00I knew things were bad when I had to pee in the wo...I knew things were bad when I had to pee in the woods and I couldn’t even get that right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com