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Nov 20, 2023Liked by πŸ…ŸπŸ…πŸ…€πŸ…› πŸ…œπŸ…πŸ…’πŸ…šπŸ…ž

Absolutely fabulous opening lines. It's so important for a writer to understand the importance of the hook.

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Thanks, Jim. Seems to separate good writing from great…

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Nov 21, 2023Liked by πŸ…ŸπŸ…πŸ…€πŸ…› πŸ…œπŸ…πŸ…’πŸ…šπŸ…ž

This is amazing Paul, thank you! It's inspiring and motivational and I need both those things right now. Some of those openers blew my mind with their excellence!

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Yes, "real" authors really know how to pull you into the story...

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Nov 20, 2023Liked by πŸ…ŸπŸ…πŸ…€πŸ…› πŸ…œπŸ…πŸ…’πŸ…šπŸ…ž

Great list of examples.

In β€˜How They Did It’, though, we might have to agree to disagree. I thought most of the β€˜Originals’ were better then the β€˜Better’.πŸ™‚

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Thanks for the comment! I agree. The 'Better' might be the wrong adjective with a bunch of those.

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Nov 20, 2023Liked by πŸ…ŸπŸ…πŸ…€πŸ…› πŸ…œπŸ…πŸ…’πŸ…šπŸ…ž

Really neat - and a great playlist, Paul!

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