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Re:Read first pages of novels, and reveal the author and tit... by dspig on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:49PM (#17182817)
Don't authors already put a lot of effort into the first line/paragraph/page?
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Re:Read first pages of novels, and reveal the author and tit... by skookumchuck on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:56PM (#17183486)
The smart ones do. The same goes for emails, advertising copy, blogs, abstracts, elevator pitches, etc. Movies do it, too.
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Re:Read first pages of novels, and reveal the author and tit... by rapfaria on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @07:03PM (#17183524)
Why though? Is there something relating overall quality to first line engagement?

"The primroses were over" does nothing for me, but Watership Down is great!

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Re:Read first pages of novels, and reveal the author and tit... by skookumchuck on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @11:30PM (#17184843)
Because people are deluged with information and need a good reason to invest the time looking past the beginning.
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