First line meme

[rolanni]

. . .shamelessly stolen from matociquala — first lines from “my” works in progress.  I’ll note that my list is much shorter than hers, so if you want more tasty nuggets, hie yourself over to her LJ.

“Intelligent Design”
It was, Er Thom yos’Galan Clan Korval thought, an entirely unsubtle letter.

The book currently known as George:
Inside the duct, it was hot and wet — nothing new there, thought Kezzi, shifting her weight carefully.

Untitled Kate Archer short story:
When I was a kid, my grandmother had a dog.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[sibylle]

Ooooohhh Er Thom, my favourite of all clan Korval. YAY!!!!!!!!!!

You're EVIL

[(Anonymous)]

Just, just, just evil...I'm salivating now and I can't read them yet.

How far away is summer?
Lauretta@ConstellationBooks

[eseme]

Yay, more Kate Archer!

I like Kate.

[keristor.livejournal.com]

You have a way with first lines (and I'll buy all of those when they are released). My vote for all-time best still goes to Agent Of Change, though.

[doccolt.livejournal.com]

I'll certainly second that motion. "The man who was not..." grabs your mind and DEMANDS to be read further.

Best First Lines

[(Anonymous)]

I have to agree that the first line of 'Agent of Change' is up there is near the top of my list for favorite first lines; however, my #1 ranked first line is from Robert Heinlein's 'Have Space Suit - Will Travel'. 'You see, I had this space suit'.