My favorite mug features first lines of classic books.
I am an invisible man.
Marley was dead to begin with.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
Each of these lines draws me in and makes me want to read more. Richard Peck said: “You’re only as good as your opening line.” How do we keep our readers intrigued and wanting more?
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