Thank you Sibella, that means a lot coming from you. Yes, Paddy and CJ also have beginnings to be proud of. I could have written a much longer post filled with great first sentences. I would actually enjoy knowing what CJ’s first, first sentence was, back when she initially penned Thicker Than Blood as a teenager. What evolved is something that grabs your attention from the first sentence, page, and chapter. But it must have changed a lot between first draft and award-winning first novel. CJ? http://www.dezineforce.co.uk http://www.dezineforce.co.uk