Hi everyone, I'm a first time poster to this forum. I've been lurking around the Bryce forum for a few months.

Like most of you, I've been writing for years. And have never really paid much attention to the first opening sentences to my stories. I generally start where my gut tells me "this is the beginning". I don't try to, at least not deliberately, to snag the reader with snappy lines, cryptic descriptions or fast paced action.

But I've noticed many TV shows lately (not that I'm an aspiring teleplay writer) do exactly that. No where is this more evident than the popular crime shows like CSI or Law & Order. Many writing workshops I've taken over the years have emphasized the need for a grabby beginning.

How much importance do some of you here place on the beginning?

Message edited on: 10/13/2004 13:55

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