tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post500225493523015498..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Working and Reworking that Opening NumberJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82245524269327159202018-05-27T20:17:42.918-04:002018-05-27T20:17:42.918-04:00We'll miss you, Julie.
I often have an openi...We'll miss you, Julie. <br /><br />I often have an opening and a closing in mind when I start writing, and while I spend a lot of time on the middle, I keep going back to the opening (and the closing) to tweak them.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78643751566257417802018-05-27T19:46:01.199-04:002018-05-27T19:46:01.199-04:00Julie, I'll miss you and your interesting blog...Julie, I'll miss you and your interesting blogs. I hope you will come back someday.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8681925691178941432018-05-27T11:35:50.198-04:002018-05-27T11:35:50.198-04:00Thank you, Warren. I always feel like if I can jus...Thank you, Warren. I always feel like if I can just get that first line right, the rest of the story will fall into place. Sometimes, as you said, that takes as much work as the rest put together.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62656807244362255262018-05-27T11:34:10.546-04:002018-05-27T11:34:10.546-04:00Thanks, Linda! I'm glad I'll still see you...Thanks, Linda! I'm glad I'll still see you in person from time to time!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15418947889059094562018-05-27T11:33:34.461-04:002018-05-27T11:33:34.461-04:00Thank you, Grace! I value the friends I've mad...Thank you, Grace! I value the friends I've made here. I'll be back for sure!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57477846008012448922018-05-27T11:32:57.194-04:002018-05-27T11:32:57.194-04:00Thank you, Margaret! Those beginnings are so impor...Thank you, Margaret! Those beginnings are so important, and a good one looks effortless to the reader.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13936935172894474302018-05-27T10:59:19.985-04:002018-05-27T10:59:19.985-04:00We will miss you, Julie. For the first story I eve...We will miss you, Julie. For the first story I ever published, spent an equal amount of tine on the opening sentence as on the rest of the story.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32725574779766963782018-05-27T10:31:28.226-04:002018-05-27T10:31:28.226-04:00Julie, I'm another revision-lover. We will mis...Julie, I'm another revision-lover. We will miss your lucid posts. Best of luck!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44496818061465041012018-05-27T09:50:22.652-04:002018-05-27T09:50:22.652-04:00Thank you, Julie, for all your posts over the pas...Thank you, Julie, for all your posts over the past two or so years. It was a pleasure getting to know you through your writing. Good luck with your future pursuits, and I hope you will visit us from time to time. Best wishes.Grace Toppingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62478201609530871552018-05-27T08:33:13.747-04:002018-05-27T08:33:13.747-04:00True, I work and re-work the opening scene, not on...True, I work and re-work the opening scene, not only to set up the plot and setting, but to set the tone and introduce the main character.<br /><br />Good luck with your story!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com