Lately I've been pondering with the opening passage of a story I've finished writing. There are a bunch of articles out there that are pretty helpful, I quite like this one because it gives tips and examples from published novels: http://bit.ly/howtostartastory
My favourite tip was #5) The reader should be looking for an answer. The opening to your novel should be a question that can only be answered by reading on.
I'm wondering if you have any favourite openings lines of novels where you felt a question was being posed, and you just HAD to keep reading to get answer.
My favourite tip was #5) The reader should be looking for an answer. The opening to your novel should be a question that can only be answered by reading on.
I'm wondering if you have any favourite openings lines of novels where you felt a question was being posed, and you just HAD to keep reading to get answer.