>By “clarity,” I mean the ability of a first sentence to give readers an initial hand-hold for place and/or time and/or character and/or plot.
"I pulled into Nazareth . . ."
"Hey girl, what's your name (I like your style) . . ."
What makes a great opening line?
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Re: What makes a great opening line?
#202"A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism"