Literary Hub · 2022
What Makes a Great Opening Line?
Maybe it has happened to you: a stranger catches your eye while you peruse the plant identification section of the library, or wander a mossy hillock speckled with Amanita bisporigera, or shuffle a…
Why we picked it
Approaches opening lines through the charged instant when a stranger or sentence first catches and holds attention.
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