The first sentence turns a potential reader into a concentrating reader. Stephen King’s first sentences hook the reader with tension and introduce his voice. If the first sentence doesn’t do its job, later sentences won’t be read. King says, ‘to…
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Greater Minds: Stephen King’s opening sentences
Tagged with: beginning, First sentence, horror, Outline, Planning, Stephen King, Story development, Tension
Posted in Greater minds, Wednesday Pontification
Posted in Greater minds, Wednesday Pontification
Introducing Characters with George and Lennie
Characters must be introduced with very few details. In Of Mice and Men, of George and Lennie’s introduction tells us what is important without a word of description. Putting contrasting characters together brings out the salient points of their personalities.…
Tagged with: beginning, Characters, Description, Introduction, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Opening, Plot
Posted in Wednesday Pontification, Writing
Posted in Wednesday Pontification, Writing
The first sentence
Let’s consider one of the most famous first sentences in English literature: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch…
The first 100 words
I’ve mentioned the importance of the story opening often enough that you’re probably beginning to wonder why I left it until now to describe. The reason is that the clearer an idea you have of what the rest of the…
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