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Thursday, October 9, 2008

F2S 54

What do guns and ostriches have to do with each other? Yesterday, I'd have said nothing.

28 comments:

  1. he he he I think I know this one. It's pretty funny and a good opening :o)

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  2. This is just odd enough to hook me right away. :)

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  3. Like it. I'd immediately think poaching. Not sure if thats the direction you want readers to go.

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  4. Hmm. I'll disagree with everyone else. I don't like books that begin with questions.

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  5. I'm with brimfire on the not liking questions as openers, but I'd definitely read the next few paragraphs to see what's up.

    Intriguing.

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  6. I'd have to read more of this just to see what's up. From the quirkiness of the opening lines, I'm almost prepared to read about ostriches hunting. ;-)

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  7. Well, it's interesting and I'm curious enough to want to read more, but my first instinct was to want to change it to what do guns and ostriches have in common.

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  8. i'm hooked. I really want to know what this one's about.

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  9. I’d definitely read more. We’ve already gotten a sense of mystery and humor, as well as time. I’m intrigued and want to know the answer to that riddle.

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  10. These two sentences have just enough of a hook to keep me reading.

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  11. I'd keep reading.

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  12. Hehe, no ostrich hunting. This is a YA fantasy :)

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  13. Good! Especially for YA.

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  14. What do guns and ostriches have to do with each other? Yesterday, I'd have said nothing.

    I agree with brimfire. I don't like questions as first lines. And who's asking it, anyway?

    I am hooked, though. Anything with ostriches in a first line has got to be interesting. :)

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  15. I like it. What DO guns & ostriches have to do with each other? I'd like to find out.

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  16. The question is bizarre enough for it to work for me. I'm hooked.

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  17. Poaching? Oh, wait, I'll just read on to find out. Nice opening. Hooked. :)

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  18. Great fun, I'd keep reading just to get an answer to the question.

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  19. I'm curious enough to read on. I love ostriches

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  20. hooked; wouldn't change a thing :)

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  21. I like it. It does make me want to keep reading.

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  22. I know this one too, but I quite like it, and *hint* you need to finish it sometime. ;)

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