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Lissie W replied to the topic Intriguing Opening Lines (Mystery/Thriller/Suspense) in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 4 years, 8 months ago
Lol.
Mine usually begin like a normal story. Lucy (my MC) gets home and everything is normal.
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Brian Stansell started the topic Intriguing Opening Lines (Mystery/Thriller/Suspense) in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 4 years, 8 months ago
I am curious, for all my fellow Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers out there, how do you begin your stories of this type? Are you willing to share some of your personal examples of your opening lines from a WIP that you use to grab a reader’s attention?
Here are a few that I have used in some stories:
1. Lost, alone, cold, wet, tired and no one…[Read more]
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Emberynus The Dragonslayer replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 6 months ago
I LOVE IT!!
Your story is so thrilling and well-written. It always leaves me on the edge of my seat!
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Vic replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 6 months ago
@sam-m @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @melodyjoy @claire-h@anne_the_noob14 @joshuapior
Here it is. Finally. The end of the matter. Basically Part 3 revised. I included the entire “short story” here. Enjoy!
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The tall buildings faded into a snapshot-perfect background, and her line of sight snapped into place. Her finger pressed gently against…[Read more]
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Livi Ryddle replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 8 months ago
Ooooooo yikes… I’ve got chills…. 😀 I love it!!
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Ella replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
Ok, wait wait wait. What is happening?! I need more!! 🙏🙏😃 You can’t just stop there…😁
Great job, btw! I love reading these. It’s such a cool idea and you managed to pull it off without adding any gore/language. Two thumbs up!!👍👍
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A.N. Parker replied to the topic Any Fellow “Sherlock Holmes” Fans Out There? *raises hand* in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
Hahaha! Yeah, I have all of them in one Kindle book, although I’ve only finished The Return of Sherlock Holmes and am almost done with A Study in Scarlet. I know, I know – I started with the last book. It’s completely justifiable, though; trust me! 😂 I saw it in a bookstore and was, like, “That’s the ONE. Must. Read.” So yeh. 🤣
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Emberynus The Dragonslayer replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
Another awesome part!! Looking forwards to reading more!! 🙂 🙂
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Vic replied to the topic Where do I go from here? in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
@sam-m @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @melodyjoy @claire-h@ anne_the_noob14 @joshuapior
Finally…! Part 4 (end of Part 3 included for a little refresher 😉) Hoping to wrap this one up soonish. We’ll see. There’s potential for a longer version someday, but probably not what I’ll be focusing on. I just want to give this a satisfying finish. The next…[Read more]
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AshleaAdams posted an update in the group Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
Hi, y’all! Newbie here just wanting to say hi! I hope you’re having a great day.
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Selah CJW replied to the topic Any Fellow “Sherlock Holmes” Fans Out There? *raises hand* in the forum Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Writers 5 years, 9 months ago
XD That’s totally okay. Sorry about that, though!
IDK which is my fav…I have all of them in two big fat books anyway, so how about all of the above?
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