opening lines
I'm working on rewriting the first scene of Merrin's and my Big Bang (posting two weeks from today, yo!) and am thinking about how it's pretty important that a first scene be AWESOME, because otherwise, hey, readers get bored and they drop your fic immediately.
And then I went back and looked at old J2 of mine, and was thinking about how my openings were, huh, functional but not stellar, with one exception.
Jared's about to do a line of coke off a stripper's ass when his cell phone buzzes in his pocket. (from this fic)
There are some things I would definitely change about that fic if I were writing it again, but THAT, in my opinion, is a freaking awesome opening line. Largely because I think it's hilarious, and I think hilarity is an excellent way to hook a reader.
What do you guys think -- are opening lines that important to you, or is it more about the opening scene(s)? Or none of the above?
And then I went back and looked at old J2 of mine, and was thinking about how my openings were, huh, functional but not stellar, with one exception.
Jared's about to do a line of coke off a stripper's ass when his cell phone buzzes in his pocket. (from this fic)
There are some things I would definitely change about that fic if I were writing it again, but THAT, in my opinion, is a freaking awesome opening line. Largely because I think it's hilarious, and I think hilarity is an excellent way to hook a reader.
What do you guys think -- are opening lines that important to you, or is it more about the opening scene(s)? Or none of the above?