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100 Best First Lines
100 Best First Lines From Novels
from American Book Review
My favorite is 25:
“Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting.”
I like 12 & 38, too.
What about you?
The Art of Language
June 28, 2010 — Hello friends! Here’s a treat for you: an inside look at the creative process from one of the most creative people I know. Stephen Parrish is author of The Tavernier Stones, a masterfully crafted story of a treasure hunt with memorable characters and fascinating details about cartography and gemology. Stephen also has one of the most entertaining blogs on the Internet at stephenparrish.blogspot.com, and he is sponsoring an online treasure hunt to win a 1 carat diamond!
The Art of Language
by Stephen Parrish
I grew up among artists who encouraged me to draw and paint; my room always smelled of turpentine and linseed oil and my pants were often streaked with charcoal dust. Since I write visually—I first see the scenes in my head and attempt to record them faithfully—it was only natural that I come up with an approach to writing that paid tribute to all those canvases I sacrificed.
Today Arrived Sooner Than I Expected
May 5, 2010 — Hello Friends! No, the headline is not a quote from Moe, Larry or Curly. I’m saying that after only a few months of accepting submissions, we are almost ready to publish the first Dream of Things anthology. Submissions will close for the “Saying Goodbye” anthology on June 30, 2010,
Writing for One Person
Whether you are writing a book, a short story or essay, or a blog post, it’s important to know who you’re writing for — and, ultimately, to remember that you are writing for yourself first and foremost. See my latest post on Freelance-Zone for more…
Call for Submissions
Are you a writer, or do you know somebody who is? Dream of Things is currently accepting essays for more than a dozen book projects and contests. Visit the Dream of Things Workshop Projects page for more details, and pass this info along to your writer friends. I’m looking forward to reading your stories. Until then, dream on!
