Monday, July 16, 2012

Hookers and Hangers Bloghop! Hookers, Today!



Yay, it's finally here!

The lovely ladies at Falling For Fiction are hosting this awesome bloghop. How cool is the name and image?!







So, for those who don't know, here's the description of the bloghop:
We all know how important the first and last lines are in every chapter. This blogfest will hopefully get your HOOKERS and HANGERS polished making it impossible for readers to put down your book and leaving them begging for more!

On July 16th, post the first sentence from each chapter.

On July 18th, post the last sentence from each chapter.

Post as many as you like!


Awesome, right!?


So, today is HOOKERS. As in first lines, aka "hooks". I won't be posting every first line from my WIP chapters, but here's a few!

Roslyn
My nights are like this: darkened sidewalk, long lines of anxious customers, bronze and onyx and candlelight, music, music, music, and death.
Always death.
Leonel
I slap Nick in the head.
Roslyn
Life is a powerful thing—blood, breath, heartbeat—but death is stronger.
Roslyn
Someone is knocking on Death & Co.'s door. 
Leonel
I'm halfway down the street when I see something in the middle of the road.
Roslyn
These are the changes we experience: time, weather, and people in the Present.
Leonel
"No warning? They didn't even call to let you know?" Scott's rummaging through my kitchen for a snack, a futile effort.
Roslyn
This is what happens: one day I'm wearing a heavy winter jacket, shivering in the icy air, snow all around me, and the next I'm sitting on the sidewalk in a light dress, enjoying the sun on my face and the breeze on my bare arms.
Leonel
I run up the stairs to our apartment, passing the graffitied walls and rusty railings, and the musty smell that's stuck in every fiber of this place.
Roslyn
We stand there for a long time, until my tears subside and all I can hear is Leonel's heartbeat in one ear and the wind in the other.
Leonel
There was this one song I wrote about two years ago, just after Nick and I moved out on our own.
Roslyn
The thing I never realized about wanting something so badly, needing something so much, is that when you don't have it with you it's the most painful thing you can imagine.
Roslyn
My room is a dark cave, carved out of magic and sadness and reluctant goodbyes.



I don't know how many everyone else is posting, but that's probably enough :) I'm excited to visit everyone else's blogs!


Can't wait for HANGERS on Wednesday!


32 comments:

  1. ohmygod!!!!!!!!!! your hookers are AWESOME... you don't even know how excited I am to read this. hehe..... hurry up and finish!!!!!!

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  2. There are so many great ones. My favorites are the first four. Great job!

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  3. These are soo good! My faves are the first and last ones :)

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  4. I love them! I particularly like the one which goes 'life is a powerful thing...' and 'the thing I never realised...' Thanks for sharing, Amanda!

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  5. Knocking on Death and Co's door is a very intriguing line.

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  6. Great job! I agree with Martin, the Death and Co's door line is really interesting!

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  7. Haha! I love the second one! They are all pretty freakin' awesome actually. Great job, Amanda! Can't wait to see the hangers.

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  8. Wow, these are fantastic. I like the Death & Co. too.

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  9. Those lines are truly remarkable. The first one is my favorite. I love how you strung the words together, almost like poetry. Well done.

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  10. OOOH! I like them all. The 3rd one is a definite fave!

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  11. I like how you told us whose line was whose. I got a definite feel of each character!

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  12. So good! Roslyn's voice has me hooked! Love it!

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  13. gather the book is about death. First line is fab

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  14. Oooh - I like these! I also really like Roslyn's voice!

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  15. Those are all really cool, I get a good sense of the characters, especially Roslyn. I really liked the first one and the last one.

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  16. This book sounds awesome! I really LOVE Roslyn's voice. If I had to pick a fav it would be-Haha, I tried but I couldn't pick one. I love the first one, Roslyn second one and the last I think the best.

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  17. This one is my fav: Life is a powerful thing—blood, breath, heartbeat—but death is stronger. Ah! So good! Thanks for participating!

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  18. I really liked all of these and I think you have a lovely style which comes through in all of them. Lovely work.

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  19. The slapping Nick's head was a good one.

    But my favorite was the last one. That one packed a punch.

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  20. These are great! I love the first one. Draws you right in!

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  21. Always death. I LOVE it! This is a fun Bloghop. Nice to meet new writers like you. I'm a new follower, too. Be back for the hangers. :-)

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  22. Oh, I especially like the first one. Sounds like an awesome book!

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  23. This is very intriguing. I love the two different voices. I'm wondering about the Death & Co thing, too!

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  24. Great hooks, Amanda! I love the first/opening line. It sounds like an intriguing, sexy, death-y book and I hope you query it some day soon! I love that the voices of your main characters are so distinct - I can definitely tell them apart.

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  25. I'd have a hard time picking a favorite..they're are so many really good ones. Though, I am seriously wondering why Nick got slapped in the head.

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  26. I really like the tone of this story, the morbid-humour of it. I'd definitely read more :)

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  27. I love how much voice is in all of this! I'm especially drawn to the first and last ones posted. Good job!

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  28. It's very hard to choose, but I love these:

    I slap Nick in the head.

    Someone is knocking on Death & Co.'s door.

    However, I also really like the ones starting with a fragment and a colon, i.e. "My nights are like this:"

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  29. Sounds like a dark story that is evened out with the humor. Nice voice, enticing tone, and superb hookers:)

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  30. Ugh, I can't believe I missed this event. Life needs a pause button, I swear it does :p

    Nifty lines, by the way. I'd say more, but I'm in serious need of sleep and it would probably come out wrong, lol. :)p

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