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Calling All #Authors ~ Novel First Line Feature

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 in Promotions | 17 comments

Time for something FUN. Thing of this as speed dating for readers. I want authors everywhere to post the first line of the book in the comments section following the format outlined below.

I will be making a post with all the entries that I will be sharing on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads . . . yeah, everywhere pretty much . . . that readers can go to to find out which books immediately catch their fancy. Maybe we’ll even throw in a little contest with awards and all that jazz.

 

 

So who’s down for some fun? Just comment with the following by August 31st 2012:

  • First Sentence of your Book.
  • Book’s Genre
  • Book Title
  • Author Name
  • Bit.Ly Link to Purchase your Book
I can’t wait to hear from you all and see what you have in store for us!
Here are a few that have been submitted so far:

 

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{Paranormal}

September is a busy time of the year for Trinity Massachusetts, as the uptown area embraces the day with students from all over the world come together to seek knowledge in the many different studies offered at Winston University. ~Time Shift The Paradigm by Robbie Thomas

My mom died during an exorcism on my eighteenth birthday. ~The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton

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{Fantasy}

“Allow me to introduce myself – I’m an Idiot.” ~A Comedy of Terrors by Graeme Smith

Once upon a time in a far-away Icy Kingdom at the furthest and most distant corners of the world, there existed a land of fantasy where adventures flourished and the unnatural was as common as the surrounding snow. ~Angerona by Yenny Coll @YennyColl

 The river of time flows ever on, its twists and turns change the view, however, not the course it bears. ~Souls of Magic’s Night: Dawn of Prophecy by G.A. Lungaro

They watched as the glowing cloud entered what was left of the lemur-man’s brain. ~Echoes of Nightmare and Song by Joshua Sterns

The small dog ran through the woods, using the leaves as an audible landing strip for his brief flights from earth. ~The Way of Things by Mary O Paddock

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{Science Fiction}

He had never met his grandfather; in fact no one in the family ever talked about him until his paternal grandmother, on her deathbed, told Richard the sad details of the events that had occurred in his grandfather’s life some twenty-three years before. ~The Greatest Gift by Ken Balneaves

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{Horror}

 The air in Belcorte, Pennsylvania tasted like death. ~Mirrors of Anguish by R.P. Kraul

The void of darkness in the hallway weighed heavily on Keith’s shoulders, like a pair of ethereal hands that seemed to push him towards the grotesque light under his mother’s bedroom door. ~Smite the Damned by Zack Kullis

“Albert Sparrow didn’t know the man, which made him easier to kill.” ~A LIFE TRANSPARENT by Todd Keisling

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{Mystery/Thriller}

“Do you know who I am?” ~Capitol Angst by D.C. White

Karen Lucas pulled the door of the beauty salon behind her and turned the key in the lock. ~No Write To Die by Tom Immins

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{Young Adult & Childrens}

The first day of junior year was turning into a dismal, depressing day for Maggie Reynolds. ~At What Cost by Jessie Anderson

“Stupid, meddling brother” I mutter under my breath as I storm upstairs, my initial excitement gradually giving way to anger.” ~The boy from the next dimension by Isabel Parkinson

Her feet didn’t seem to touch the steps. ~Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb by Ally Malinenko

The single most demeaning thing human beings put each other through is a job interview. ~Life in Pieces by Christopher Profeta

Tobin Wells had lived in Elden Forest for every one of his twenty years. ~Magician’s Mayhem by R.S. Mollison-Read

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{Romance}

“Rose Gluck drove down the rock back road with her grandmother, Imogene, and her grandmother’s longtime friend Viola Whitecell.” ~How to Find It by Anthony Mathenia

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{Historical Fiction}

From inside the farmhouse, John Hardesty heard the car door slam and the engine roar to life. ~Tree Soldier by JL Oakley

“You must be Dennis.” ~Sifar by Kent L Johnson

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{Literature & Contemporary Fiction}

The boards of the old porch figuratively groaned as I stepped out into the brisk October air. ~As Above So Below: A Channeled, Assisted, Unfolding Story by Jeffrey M. Borowski

I could think of two big reasons why this threesome wasn’t going to work: her boobs. ~I KILL ME: Tales of a Jilted Hypochondriac by Tracy H. Tucker


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Rebecca Hamilton writes Paranormal Fantasy, Gothic Horror, and Literary Fiction. She is represented by the ever-more-amazing Rossano Trentin of TZLA.

To purchase her books, please visit Paranormal Fantasy Books.