Nathan Bransford - The Forums

JL, I didn't realise you had a line about goldfish in that post! Please don't sue me for plagiarism, please?!

On another note, 'stupid as a sack of gerbils' is quite possibly the best line ever. It made me snort coffee through my nose.

Dear Agent, I know you get lots of queries but I'm betting none can beat mine and that you will represent me as soon as you can because my friend Mr. F.A Mousauthor said you would. Have you ever wondered what happened to your pet goldfish once it was flushed down the toilet? Well now you're about to...

miahayson wrote:These are all top rate first lines guys!

Here's the one from my most current WiP

"A death in the family is always difficult to cope with, especially when it’s your own."

I totally love this sentence, it makes me want to read more immediately :D

This is mine from my WIP:

I looked at the two lines and swore by all that's unholy that if I ever got hold of him again, I would throttle the bastard.

Ooh, this could be fun! I have a huge list but given no other choice I would invite David Eddings, Anne Bishop, Anne McCaffrey, Romeo Dallaire, John Grisham and Stephen King and I would ask them to give me the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything. If I could only choose one author then it wou...

For my first post I thought I would admit to re-reading the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop for the 12th time. Yes, I really am that addicted. I am also reading Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead for the 2nd time just because I can ;)