Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire: "Bloody kids!"

Monty Python´s Search for Holy Grail: "Whoa, there!"

Life of Brian: "Wise Man #1: Ahem!"

Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone:"Professor McGonagall: [as a cat][meows]"

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: "Harry: Lumos Maxima![five times"

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: "[ ( Read more... )

Fraser adjusted his spectacles to the angle which he knew would produce the effect of prim stupidity he favoured most.

From Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell

My source was RockWay Press.

--- The first sentence of your novel should grab the agent's or editor's attention as well as your pitch for your book does. Here are some examples of attention-grabbing first sentences from contemporary, published novels:

When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy.
(Kaye Gibbons: Ellen Foster)

Mr. ( Read more... )

18.3.2005 entry shockrebeln journalissa ( Read more... )

Historiaan jäävä päivä, 21.1.2005, entry shockrebelin journalissa:

Perustettiin tuossa reilu tunti sitten lalayulian kanssa The Order of the First Sentences, jonka jäsenten syvällisenä tarkoituksena on opetella ulkoa kirjojen/elokuvien ensimmäisiä lauseita ja lausahdella sitten näitä jokaisessa mahdollisessa paikassa/tilanteessa. Liittykää ihmeessä! Ennen sitä voitte ( Read more... )

Coming up (maybe tomorrow): The Glorious History of TOotFS! Stay tuned!

...And there was much rejoicing!The Order of the First Sentences is sacred organitization that respects deeply the first sentences in literature and films. Our mission is to wake ordinary immortals from the sleep of trash culture and to bring sweet sentences of higher culture to their ears. You can find us anywhere: we are in every street corner, ( Read more... )