I hope you had a great weekend! Even though I'm a die-hard Lions fan, I can appreciate our fellow NFC North team winning the Super Bowl!! Go Pack!
My wonderful friend and co-blogger on DNA Writers Brenda Drake is having a fabulous contest! It Was a Dark and Stormy Blogfest!
All who enter are going to post their first lines from their manuscripts! Exciting, huh? I can't wait to read the others'!
So which awesome agent is picking the winners?
The talented and fabulous WERONIKA JANCZUK!!
Weronika (pronounced 'Veronica') Janczuk is a writer and an agent with D4EO Literary. She also writes YA, literary, and historical fiction, and blogs about it here. Brenda will be posting an interview with Weronika on her blog, so make sure to check it out here!
Prizes from Weronika:
1st place -- a critique of the first 50 pages + query
2nd place -- a critique of the first 25 pages + query
3rd place -- a critique of the query
Info Courtesy of Brenda's blog
So. Here we go!
*bites nails* It's only one line, Erica. Just do it.
Genre: YA Thriller
Title: Anomaly
My mom always said, “Never fart in front of a boy.”
Welp. There it is. What do you think? Would you read more? What do you like in a first line?
Make sure to check out the other first lines in the blogfest Here!!
Hope you have a fantastic week!!
<3 Er
Pic courtesy of fantasyliterature.com
32 comments:
Cool contest! Do we post on our blog, or where?
I love the first line. :)
Love the voice.
OMG, that's awesome.
I want to read this now. Seriously, oh my gosh. Totally sets the tone for the whole book. Well done!
And gooooo Weronica! what a cool contest! I recently started a manuscript that I developed around the first line which popped into my head. That's the first time that's happened to me before. Normally I'll rewrite first lines a hundred times.
Very cool contest! My poor first MS needs some revamping and my WIP isn't ready, but I give big props to the folks that will enter and good luck!
Perfect! Don't change a thing!
YEEESSSS. I would read more. I love it. Opening with a funny line like that draws me in immediately.
I'm in the contest, too. Looking forward to the 14th!
Love your one line so much. A definite must read for me. :O)
I like that line a lot, and I'd read on to see what comes next.
I laughed out loud! This will make anyone want to know more about what has happened!
LOVE this first line, but thought it sounded MG rather than YA Thriller. If the thriller has humor, keep this first line.
Very funny first line. You do a great job fitting voice into that short little sentence. My only concern - well maybe not even really a concern, more like... I dunno I like the line so much I don't want you to change it - but I looked at your genre and saw that this is YA thriller. I don't know a ton about thrillers, but from what I understand they're supposed to be suspenseful. Not that it shouldn't have humor to balance it out. But having such a humorous first line sets me up for a pretty funny book, and I'm worried I might be disappointed. It's so hard to judge because it's only once sentence. I definitely think you could make it work and would continue reading, because as first lines go, it's pretty great. Great job and good luck in the contest!
You definitely made me laugh and I'd totally keep reading. Great first line.
Great first line. I want to read on.
Thank you, guys! I'm going to make it to your blogs tonight ;o)
Christine, I know what you mean. It's hard to tell by the first line, but the MC's voice is pretty snarky and (I hope) funny, so it does fit, but I could even be off about the genre. Thank you ;o)
HILARIOUS!! I love your first line! I am intrigued that this is a thriller... would LOVE to read more.
Nothing to add... good luck!
Haha! I had a good laugh at this line. I can't imagine what comes next. And that really makes me want to keep reading! Great job!
Heehee. Love it. :D
You KNOW I love this first line :) Good job:)
Thank you!! I enjoyed all of yours too ;o)
Lve your first line! One of my favorites! It really has voice and a wow factor that draws the reader in right away.
Hahahaha! LOVE it!!! :D
Fun contest! Love your first line. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you win.
I love your first line. it gives the character voice and it sets a tone right away.
The only thing I question is it sets a very snarky, humorous tone, and you have this listed as a thriller. I don't think every single line in a story has to convey the genre, so I'm not saying you need to change it, just keep in mind that it does set a light-heated mood right off the bat.
soo funny! Especially if the next line was something like...But I did
Hehe, great advice from mother! Nice opening line :)
Thanks guys ;o)
I really, really love it! Hi-lar-i-lous!!!
I love your line.
Have a great weekend.
As far as your first line goes, I think it's good advice to live by. :]
I think I completely missed this... Dangitall.
Haha, awesome first line. Makes me want to know more about the mom/daughter dynamics, that she'd openly give this advice.
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
Ha! Love the first line. Yes, I would read more :D
Found you thanks to a post about the DNA Writers Blog and contest!
Cheers!
Jen
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