tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post4735056211524410592..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: First ImpressionsElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-23580036512786069972011-05-30T09:34:29.372-07:002011-05-30T09:34:29.372-07:00Lauri; Not everyone gets to make a good first impr...Lauri; Not everyone gets to make a good first impression; sad but true!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-50324122001833522772011-05-30T09:33:37.289-07:002011-05-30T09:33:37.289-07:00Good advice, especailly the one about meeting the ...Good advice, especailly the one about meeting the characters at not their finest moment.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-16635697815093217032011-05-30T09:32:48.852-07:002011-05-30T09:32:48.852-07:00Margot; You make an excellent point, Margot - how ...Margot; You make an excellent point, Margot - how other characters treat each other also adds to any reader's first impressions.<br /><br />Terry; I always try to open my stories with a situation, not dialogue.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-32785776493380414922011-05-30T09:29:34.725-07:002011-05-30T09:29:34.725-07:00Agent Rachelle Gardner spoke to our RWA chapter la...Agent Rachelle Gardner spoke to our RWA chapter last week about openings. She made some good points (one of which was avoiding having your opening line(s) be dialogue, for various reasons. I recapped it all on my blog last Thursday.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21039199162197835732011-05-30T09:17:11.509-07:002011-05-30T09:17:11.509-07:00Elspeth - Thanks for re-posting this. You are so r...Elspeth - Thanks for re-posting this. You are so right that the way in which we introduce a character really matters. In a well-written novel, each character makes a distinct impression that the author uses to drive the story. And what's interesting is that we can see those first impressions by looking at the way other characters treat that character. It all serves to let the reader know who&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com