Comments on: First line finalists: It’s poll time! http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Monterey Writer http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17818 Fri, 14 May 2010 02:54:46 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17818 oops, #9

]]> By: Monterey Writer http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17817 Fri, 14 May 2010 02:43:03 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17817 Wow, got caught up in writing and forgot to check back. Honored to be chosen (#10) even if I didn't win.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17551 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:56:15 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17551 Congrats to #7!!!

I thought they were all great, but I do have to say that #1 and #7 were my favorites

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17493 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:18:03 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17493 Anon 2:55 – Isn't everything subjective, especially in the publishing world? "Don't send your mystery or horror manuscript to an agent looking for romance." "Don't ask an editor to read your YA manuscript when he or she only deals with non-fiction." Just because you're subjective doesn't mean you overlook good writing!

Suze – I went back to look at the genre, she says "….mine is a non-fiction book proposal that I'm working on,…." which doesn't necessarily mean that it's a memoir or an autobiography. For all we know, she could be writing a book about the life of Mae West or Zsa Zsa Gabor!

]]> By: Suze http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17474 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:35:25 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17474 I have to agree with Anon 8:42. I do think that #8 is a very clever line, but if I remember correctly (and forgive me if I don't), the genre was either a memoir or fact based fiction (or similar) and that made the author deeply unsympathetic to me and the line a complete turnoff.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17471 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:55:42 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17471 This seems very subjective – more about what kinds of topics interest you than how good the writing is. Just a thought.

]]> By: Heidi Ayarbe http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17468 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:46:40 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17468 I had to vote for #4, too! It made me spit out my coffee. :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17454 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:24:46 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17454 Eh, mountains of clever in these lines, but clever is to today's publishing biz what HFCS is to food: a poor substitute for real flavor.

Sadly, the two that merit company with Call Me Ishmael, Happy Families Are All Alike, and It Was The Best Of Times have so far received the least of votes.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17452 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:00:26 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17452 Thanks, Jim, for picking mine among so many great first lines! There were quite a few that made me want to read more….and hopefully, one day I will.

]]> By: Olivia Carter http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17450 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:39:18 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/04/first-line-finalists-its-poll-time/#comment-17450 DGLM- True I don't frequent message boards. I guess I was mostly surprised that so many people posted snarky comments anonymously. I figure if you're gonna say it, own it.

And I've reconsidered. You did ask for it. Hehe

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