Comments on: Openingitis revisited http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/ Author of fun contemporary romances & more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:26:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emma Wayne Porter http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5075 Emma Wayne Porter Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:53:23 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5075 Shubby. Shubby.

]]> By: Shannon http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5074 Shannon Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:47:54 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5074 :hide: No. <blockquote>Forgive my elephantine memory, here, but I’m still waiting for you to revive that one story that started with someone arriving in a new town to marry a dead man. Best first sentence ever, imo.</blockquote> Years later and my mother still asks about that story because of that sentence, too. In the comments of the original openingitis post, I mention the dead man story: <blockquote>Who knows…I might finish [TEJ] at some point. I still like the story, but it was meant to be the second in a series and the first one sucked beyond redemption. I think I was about done with the first one about the time I finally got the ‘net and learned that I was doing it wrong. Now, I know right and wrong are pretty subjective when it comes to writing, but trust me…it was wrong.</blockquote> I can't even begin to list the things wrong with that book. And I don't mean that in my neurotic "OMG, I suck" way, but in an honest assessment way. I also pillaged some of it for TEJ. If I go for the trilogy, I'll rip that premise and use that first line. (A Christmas novella would be nice, huh?) :hide: No.

Forgive my elephantine memory, here, but I’m still waiting for you to revive that one story that started with someone arriving in a new town to marry a dead man. Best first sentence ever, imo.

Years later and my mother still asks about that story because of that sentence, too. In the comments of the original openingitis post, I mention the dead man story:

Who knows…I might finish [TEJ] at some point. I still like the story, but it was meant to be the second in a series and the first one sucked beyond redemption. I think I was about done with the first one about the time I finally got the ‘net and learned that I was doing it wrong. Now, I know right and wrong are pretty subjective when it comes to writing, but trust me…it was wrong.

I can’t even begin to list the things wrong with that book. And I don’t mean that in my neurotic “OMG, I suck” way, but in an honest assessment way. I also pillaged some of it for TEJ.

If I go for the trilogy, I’ll rip that premise and use that first line. (A Christmas novella would be nice, huh?)

]]> By: Emma Wayne Porter http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5073 Emma Wayne Porter Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:39:42 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5073 *tapping foot* Forgive my elephantine memory, here, but I'm still waiting for you to revive that one story that started with someone arriving in a new town to marry a dead man. Best first sentence ever, imo. :kiss: *tapping foot*

Forgive my elephantine memory, here, but I’m still waiting for you to revive that one story that started with someone arriving in a new town to marry a dead man. Best first sentence ever, imo.

:kiss:

]]> By: Melani Blazer http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 Melani Blazer Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:50:37 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5072 :whip: :villain: Send. me. The. Book. Now. :whip:

:villain:

Send. me. The. Book.

Now.

]]> By: Charlene http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5071 Charlene Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:56:39 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5071 Me, too! And, um, it's not just you. I've rewritten the opening of Miss Lonely Hearts about a bazillion times. And that's before the Red Pen of Angie. Can't wait to read this book, Shan! :woot: Me, too! And, um, it’s not just you. I’ve rewritten the opening of Miss Lonely Hearts about a bazillion times. And that’s before the Red Pen of Angie.

Can’t wait to read this book, Shan! :woot:

]]> By: Jaci Burton http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Jaci Burton Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:34:03 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5070 Oh and because I suffer from hit-submit-too-soon-itis......I meant to say LOVE THIS! :cowboy: Oh and because I suffer from hit-submit-too-soon-itis……I meant to say

LOVE THIS!

:cowboy:

]]> By: Jaci Burton http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/openingitis-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-5069 Jaci Burton Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:33:06 +0000 http://shannonstacey.com/2007/04/25/openingitis-revisited/#comment-5069 Why don't I have this book yet? :whip: Why don’t I have this book yet?

:whip:

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