tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post4669446166673522216..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: The Spinning Room: The Hook to Pull Readers into Colonial StoryworldCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69034985326352678242011-05-17T10:54:23.984-04:002011-05-17T10:54:23.984-04:00I'm so impressed with you all - Each and every...I'm so impressed with you all - Each and every one of you. Such a wonderful taste of good things to come!!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-61517440005702399012011-05-17T10:52:15.254-04:002011-05-17T10:52:15.254-04:00Intriguing, Carrie. I'd like to know more abou...Intriguing, Carrie. I'd like to know more about Col. John Scott!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74443131194243216112011-05-17T10:50:38.766-04:002011-05-17T10:50:38.766-04:00Laurie! This is amazing! I can hardly wait to read...Laurie! This is amazing! I can hardly wait to read Printed on my Heart.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39270952182690804832011-05-17T07:35:01.603-04:002011-05-17T07:35:01.603-04:00Coming in late as usual. Great lines here. Here...Coming in late as usual. Great lines here. Here's mine from Printed on my Heart from Highland Crossings, an anthology of novellas with Pamela Griffin, Gina Welborn, and Jennifer Hudson Taylor. My story is set in 1758 Cross creek, North Carolina.<br /><br />The ropes burned her wrists like rings of fire, and she stiffened her shoulders, bracing for the whip to blaze across her back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59568533353881676282011-05-16T14:24:33.677-04:002011-05-16T14:24:33.677-04:00This is what my character, Col. John Scott "t...This is what my character, Col. John Scott "told" me as I started work on on his story. It may not end up being the beginning lines:<br /><br />The image I hope to always have is that of a flowing river, banked by lush greenery, taking me further and yet closer to the goal I have always sought – that of returning to my one true home. But that home upon the James River, while it still Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-46165548944008004422011-05-16T08:39:17.736-04:002011-05-16T08:39:17.736-04:00Wow! Awesome beginnings, ladies!
First lines from...Wow! Awesome beginnings, ladies!<br /><br />First lines from the first two novels in the up and coming 'Daughters of the Potomac' Series.<br /><br />From 'Before the Scarlet Dawn'.<br />Eliza Bloome sat forward from the tattered high-backed chair when someone pounded a fist on the front door downstairs. <br /><br />From 'Beside Two Rivers'.<br />She’d been warned not to Rita Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348571506318182955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-83231947491036588832011-05-15T19:59:22.864-04:002011-05-15T19:59:22.864-04:00These are all terrific! I want to read every one o...These are all terrific! I want to read every one of these stories! Great hooks, ladies!<br /><br />Here's my opening for Crucible of War, book 4 of my series, currently in progress. The setting is Washington's crossing of the Delaware.<br /><br />An hour earlier the level of misery had finally surpassed the worst he’d suffered as a slave of the Seneca, Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-32024781165395940282011-05-15T19:23:49.229-04:002011-05-15T19:23:49.229-04:00Love reading everyone's openings! Reposting mi...Love reading everyone's openings! Reposting mine. =) From LOVE FINDS YOU IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, which is set in 1783.<br /><br />Perhaps if Lark recited the pirate’s code it would get his attention. She could try standing on her head. Or if those options failed—as surely they would—she could throw herself to the floor before him.<br /><br />Except Emerson Fielding was just as likely to Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-92130473736372455242011-05-15T12:23:02.406-04:002011-05-15T12:23:02.406-04:00Eva, So good to see you here! Thanks for the encou...Eva, So good to see you here! Thanks for the encouraging comments:)<br /><br />I'm with Lisa. Pat's opener stayed with me. I was still thinking about it after blogger went down and was hoping she'd repost. Also, Lori's title grabbed me and I still remember it:) Plus it's wonderful to see a sneak peak of Carla's WIP!!! All of these have me hooked - I keep coming back to wyattloves.stolenbmxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507643819708300293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36296571233174301532011-05-15T08:00:29.468-04:002011-05-15T08:00:29.468-04:00Pat, don't sell yourself short. I really like ...Pat, don't sell yourself short. I really like your opening. It is intriguing. I mean, come on, who doesn't love a mysterious woman in black!?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49762229584744954842011-05-15T03:13:53.385-04:002011-05-15T03:13:53.385-04:00These opening lines are so good!
I enjoyed them a...These opening lines are so good! <br />I enjoyed them all and wanted to read more :)<br /><br />Congrats on the new blog!Eva Maria Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216396263754180682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-90052721137055719862011-05-15T01:18:49.119-04:002011-05-15T01:18:49.119-04:00Ah, you'll have to wait and see, Pat. Though i...Ah, you'll have to wait and see, Pat. Though it is from a true piece of history. <br /><br />Don't cut your self short there, Pat, because you have a great scene there yourself!<br /><br />It's so much fun to see what everyone is sharing!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39431023723551733862011-05-15T01:10:38.656-04:002011-05-15T01:10:38.656-04:00I have to say these are AMAZING! (Except mine...I&...I have to say these are AMAZING! (Except mine...I'm pretty blase about it now.) I'd grab these books in a heart beat. Carla, what was the light that rose out of the water? Really intriguing...whether they're short and have the quick punch of musket fire, or the longer parrying and thrusts of an expert swordsman!Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-90570791706142594292011-05-15T00:38:12.930-04:002011-05-15T00:38:12.930-04:00Here's one of my own from my WIP Voice of Heav...Here's one of my own from my WIP Voice of Heaven, 1719:<br /><br />“A light like the moon rose out of the water. Flames and sparks shot out of the sky all around. Twas a dreadful sight, my father said.” <br /><br /><br />And the opening of from <i>Carving a Future</i> my novella in Colonial Courtships, with Lisa Karon Richardson, Laurie Alice Eakes, and Amber Stockton due out in May 2012, Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-47419124231484562402011-05-15T00:12:09.484-04:002011-05-15T00:12:09.484-04:00Thanks so much for sharing these snippets! What ta...Thanks so much for sharing these snippets! What talent!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66664848348090790422011-05-15T00:11:59.390-04:002011-05-15T00:11:59.390-04:00I'm seeing very strong opening lines here! I l...I'm seeing very strong opening lines here! I love the imagery. Lisa, I'm waiting to hear the second shot from the enemy cannon! And I love those few words that say so much, CJ (too late) and Lori (staying power). Strong imagery, characters, and settings!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-38138899018636152132011-05-15T00:08:25.177-04:002011-05-15T00:08:25.177-04:00That's quite alright, Laura, our hooks don'...That's quite alright, Laura, our hooks don't need to be just one line.<br /><br />I'm so excited to get to have that sneak peak into your new series! Laura Frantz, at her best!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-80485396741174065892011-05-15T00:06:42.864-04:002011-05-15T00:06:42.864-04:00Pat, I can see this scene as thought it is a movie...Pat, I can see this scene as thought it is a movie! Wonderful.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-31620697927415122412011-05-14T23:28:28.446-04:002011-05-14T23:28:28.446-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10806559023859560812011-05-14T19:56:30.727-04:002011-05-14T19:56:30.727-04:00From my WIP, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn, set...From my WIP, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn, set in North Carolina 1787:<br /><br />Staying power. That’s what a man needed when bringing forty head of cattle out of the mountains. Staying power and a steady horse.Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-23972265159733684592011-05-14T19:45:16.917-04:002011-05-14T19:45:16.917-04:00OH MY, all those delectable first lines lost... Ba...OH MY, all those delectable first lines lost... Bad blogger! Maybe it went AWOL with all the excitement we generated here;) Okay, once again...<br /><br />From my upcoming series The Ballantyne Legacy~<br /><br />'Twas time for his daughters to wed, Papa said. But he had a curious way of bringing wedded bliss about, sending all the way to Philadelphia for a suitor. <br /><br />Whoops, that&#Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85247185542345306342011-05-14T19:25:20.902-04:002011-05-14T19:25:20.902-04:00Absolutely intriguing, CJ!
I'm glad we'r...Absolutely intriguing, CJ! <br /><br />I'm glad we're getting a second chance at this too. I was all set to participate on Thursday when blogger went awol. Here's mine, for the Connecticut Courtships anthology that Carla is also part of:<br /><br />Phoebe flinched as another round of cannon fire slammed into Aries’ hull.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-50783075038873955342011-05-14T19:09:03.848-04:002011-05-14T19:09:03.848-04:00It's to "too late" part that grabs m...It's to "too late" part that grabs me. Thanks for sharing this sentence.Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26512699299622061982011-05-14T18:50:04.669-04:002011-05-14T18:50:04.669-04:00CJ, that's a great hook. I want to know more!CJ, that's a great hook. I want to know more!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-72143516255055655922011-05-14T09:24:08.994-04:002011-05-14T09:24:08.994-04:00Lucky me. I'm not around much on Thursdays, so...Lucky me. I'm not around much on Thursdays, so this being reposted on Saturday means I get to participate afterall. My one and only colonial also has my all-time favorite opening line:<br /><br />Too late, Crispin Worthington discovered he hated dying even more than he hated his father.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.com