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#mpprompt
#firstlines
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#poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
#firstlines
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November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
February 10, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Here are the first lines from my new fiction read, The Man in Black 😄 #booksky #firstlines
June 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here are the first lines from my new fiction read, The Man in Black 😄 #booksky #firstlines
First Lines Series: here are my thoughts on the first line of The Unforgiving Stone by Alex Dunlevy 😄 #booksky #firstlines
July 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
First Lines Series: here are my thoughts on the first line of The Unforgiving Stone by Alex Dunlevy 😄 #booksky #firstlines
Here is my reaction to the first lines of Out of Control by Sally Jenkins. (Hint - she didn't need that prologue!)
#books #readers #firstlines
#books #readers #firstlines
October 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here is my reaction to the first lines of Out of Control by Sally Jenkins. (Hint - she didn't need that prologue!)
#books #readers #firstlines
#books #readers #firstlines
“And what’s your name?”
“Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.”
That is how it all began.
#FirstLines
Umberto Eco
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Tr. Geoffrey Brock
“Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.”
That is how it all began.
#FirstLines
Umberto Eco
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Tr. Geoffrey Brock
May 17, 2026 at 1:25 AM
“And what’s your name?”
“Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.”
That is how it all began.
#FirstLines
Umberto Eco
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Tr. Geoffrey Brock
“Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.”
That is how it all began.
#FirstLines
Umberto Eco
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Tr. Geoffrey Brock
Drop the first line of something you're working on. No context. Just the first sentence.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fiction #writesky #firstlines #novelwriting
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fiction #writesky #firstlines #novelwriting
May 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Drop the first line of something you're working on. No context. Just the first sentence.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fiction #writesky #firstlines #novelwriting
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fiction #writesky #firstlines #novelwriting
"The thin man is at the door again when Chopin shows me his heart." #wip #firstlines #writingcommunity #shortstory
August 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
"The thin man is at the door again when Chopin shows me his heart." #wip #firstlines #writingcommunity #shortstory
Your first line doesn't need to be shocking, but it MUST raise a question in the reader's mind.
Give them a reason to turn to page two before they even finish page one.
#FirstLines #HookYourReader #BookOpenings #WritingAdvice #Fiction
Give them a reason to turn to page two before they even finish page one.
#FirstLines #HookYourReader #BookOpenings #WritingAdvice #Fiction
September 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Your first line doesn't need to be shocking, but it MUST raise a question in the reader's mind.
Give them a reason to turn to page two before they even finish page one.
#FirstLines #HookYourReader #BookOpenings #WritingAdvice #Fiction
Give them a reason to turn to page two before they even finish page one.
#FirstLines #HookYourReader #BookOpenings #WritingAdvice #Fiction
First lines of ENCHANTED 🌹
aletheakontis.com/2024/02/ench...
#firstlines #booksky #kidlit #fairytales #folklore
aletheakontis.com/2024/02/ench...
#firstlines #booksky #kidlit #fairytales #folklore
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
First lines of ENCHANTED 🌹
aletheakontis.com/2024/02/ench...
#firstlines #booksky #kidlit #fairytales #folklore
aletheakontis.com/2024/02/ench...
#firstlines #booksky #kidlit #fairytales #folklore
May 22, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Here is my opinion on the first line of my paranormal comedy Christa's Ghost 😁 #readers #firstlines #paranormal #books
Other lines are available here:
Christa's Ghost paperback: mybook.to/ChristaPB
Christa's Ghost Kindle: mybook.to/Christa
*FREE at Kindle Unlimited!*
Other lines are available here:
Christa's Ghost paperback: mybook.to/ChristaPB
Christa's Ghost Kindle: mybook.to/Christa
*FREE at Kindle Unlimited!*
October 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Here is my opinion on the first line of my paranormal comedy Christa's Ghost 😁 #readers #firstlines #paranormal #books
Other lines are available here:
Christa's Ghost paperback: mybook.to/ChristaPB
Christa's Ghost Kindle: mybook.to/Christa
*FREE at Kindle Unlimited!*
Other lines are available here:
Christa's Ghost paperback: mybook.to/ChristaPB
Christa's Ghost Kindle: mybook.to/Christa
*FREE at Kindle Unlimited!*
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods."
#FirstLine
#FirstLines
#FirstLine
#FirstLines
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
15/20
💙📚
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
15/20
💙📚
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods."
#FirstLine
#FirstLines
#FirstLine
#FirstLines
The most perfect first sentence ever. No notes. 💯
Move over Moby Dick. I am this cow. This cow is me.
Came across on my feed, from The Cow in the Dark at Night by Jess Hannigan.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #authorsky #writerscommunity #firstlines #writingtips
Move over Moby Dick. I am this cow. This cow is me.
Came across on my feed, from The Cow in the Dark at Night by Jess Hannigan.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #authorsky #writerscommunity #firstlines #writingtips
September 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The most perfect first sentence ever. No notes. 💯
Move over Moby Dick. I am this cow. This cow is me.
Came across on my feed, from The Cow in the Dark at Night by Jess Hannigan.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #authorsky #writerscommunity #firstlines #writingtips
Move over Moby Dick. I am this cow. This cow is me.
Came across on my feed, from The Cow in the Dark at Night by Jess Hannigan.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife #authorsky #writerscommunity #firstlines #writingtips
#BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday #SummerDaze
Summer on the Fell #BeaconFell #ForestOfBowland #Scape #Blueskies #watercolour #noAI
"Summer on the high plateau can be delectable as honey…” Nan Shepherd: The Living Mountain #FirstLines
Saturday #SummerDaze
Summer on the Fell #BeaconFell #ForestOfBowland #Scape #Blueskies #watercolour #noAI
"Summer on the high plateau can be delectable as honey…” Nan Shepherd: The Living Mountain #FirstLines
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
#BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday #SummerDaze
Summer on the Fell #BeaconFell #ForestOfBowland #Scape #Blueskies #watercolour #noAI
"Summer on the high plateau can be delectable as honey…” Nan Shepherd: The Living Mountain #FirstLines
Saturday #SummerDaze
Summer on the Fell #BeaconFell #ForestOfBowland #Scape #Blueskies #watercolour #noAI
"Summer on the high plateau can be delectable as honey…” Nan Shepherd: The Living Mountain #FirstLines
"Although Veera Sen never liked waiting for any man, that afternoon in March which was rain-soaked out of character, she waited for the Rajdhani Express to roll onto the platform carrying the sum of all chaos that certain men bring."
#writingcommunity #firstlines #amwriting #amquerying #novelist
#writingcommunity #firstlines #amwriting #amquerying #novelist
Fellow authors: Without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP?
“I’ll admit, I wasn’t terribly surprised the morning I woke up as a rat.”
“I’ll admit, I wasn’t terribly surprised the morning I woke up as a rat.”
July 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
"Although Veera Sen never liked waiting for any man, that afternoon in March which was rain-soaked out of character, she waited for the Rajdhani Express to roll onto the platform carrying the sum of all chaos that certain men bring."
#writingcommunity #firstlines #amwriting #amquerying #novelist
#writingcommunity #firstlines #amwriting #amquerying #novelist
Here's my take on the first lines of Killing The Dead by John Blair - I'm looking forward to this non-fiction title so much! 😄
#firstlines #readers #vampires
#firstlines #readers #vampires
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Here's my take on the first lines of Killing The Dead by John Blair - I'm looking forward to this non-fiction title so much! 😄
#firstlines #readers #vampires
#firstlines #readers #vampires
Here are my thoughts on the first line & the first story of my collection, Dancing with Lions. And I suggest a rather interesting change 😎 #firstlines
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Dancing with Lions Kindle: myBook.to/DancingwithLions
Dancing with Lions paperback: myBook.to/DancingBrookePB
*FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED*
Dancing with Lions Kindle: myBook.to/DancingwithLions
Dancing with Lions paperback: myBook.to/DancingBrookePB
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Here are my thoughts on the first line & the first story of my collection, Dancing with Lions. And I suggest a rather interesting change 😎 #firstlines
*FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED*
Dancing with Lions Kindle: myBook.to/DancingwithLions
Dancing with Lions paperback: myBook.to/DancingBrookePB
*FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED*
Dancing with Lions Kindle: myBook.to/DancingwithLions
Dancing with Lions paperback: myBook.to/DancingBrookePB
December 3, 2024 at 9:51 PM
“Everything the Son graced glowed, from the blinding coat that covered Joma’s chilly belly to the edge of his burnished beard.”
A Sea of Light Act I. #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #lgbtqafantasy #dragons #literaryfantasy #newbook #newauthors #firstlines #badbooks
A Sea of Light Act I. #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #lgbtqafantasy #dragons #literaryfantasy #newbook #newauthors #firstlines #badbooks
June 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
“Everything the Son graced glowed, from the blinding coat that covered Joma’s chilly belly to the edge of his burnished beard.”
A Sea of Light Act I. #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #lgbtqafantasy #dragons #literaryfantasy #newbook #newauthors #firstlines #badbooks
A Sea of Light Act I. #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #lgbtqafantasy #dragons #literaryfantasy #newbook #newauthors #firstlines #badbooks
Here are my thoughts on the first lines of How to Age Disgracefully by the always amazing Clare Pooley. 😁
#firstlines #novels #readers
#firstlines #novels #readers
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here are my thoughts on the first lines of How to Age Disgracefully by the always amazing Clare Pooley. 😁
#firstlines #novels #readers
#firstlines #novels #readers
The #firstlines of SEVEN, A MOST REMARKABLE PIGEON. Coming May 6! sandranickel.com/books/seven/ #kidit #pigeons #heroes @candlewickpress.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The #firstlines of SEVEN, A MOST REMARKABLE PIGEON. Coming May 6! sandranickel.com/books/seven/ #kidit #pigeons #heroes @candlewickpress.bsky.social