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C. Lee McKenzie's avatar

Some fabulous examples of opening and closing lines. So important to entice and then satisfy readers.

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Lynne Hugo's avatar

I really like this, Randy, and you've picked great examples, too. I, too, love endings that loop back to or echo the starting point.

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Marie Cloutier's avatar

First lines do so much to set the tone, establish priorities and hook the reader. Everyone talks about the "inciting incident" that starts off a story and punching that open right away is so important.

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