Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Stumbles & Stumbling")
May 26—June 1, 2024 | THIS WEEK: “Stumbles & Stumbling”
Opening Line of the Week
About this opener, Jackson Dean Chase wrote in The Ultimate Author’s Guide to Writing Dynamite Story Hooks: “Opening [a novel] with someone hurt, sick, or dying creates sympathy and excitement. Readers become invested in the outcome and want to find out what happened.”
For nearly 2,000 memorable opening lines from every genre of …


