{"id":18595,"date":"2024-12-09T06:35:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=18595"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:35:28","slug":"my-best-line-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=18595","title":{"rendered":"My Best Line #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dec 9, 2024<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best line you\u2019ve written recently? Or ever?<\/h3>\n

I’ve been toying with three different stories recently.<\/h4>\n

But I don’t feel as if I have a good enough handle on the characters to write great lines – yet. All three have potential.<\/p>\n

So, let me share some a few from my previous writing. The first two are equal in my mind.<\/p>\n

Here’s a selection from The Fall of Jake Hennessey. In fact, I turned it into a meme.<\/p>\n

She paused on the last landing. He imagined the cogs in her brain whirling.<\/em>
\u201cWe never decided on plans for tomorrow,\u201d he said casually.<\/em>
\u201cNo, we didn’t.\u201d She descended the last few stairs as if each were a decision to be made.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The next one comes from The Ranger’s Dog Tags. FYI, Harmony Duprie (Whose point of view this is from) is known for being a bad shot and missing her targets.<\/p>\n

I didn’t hesitate as I squeezed off that second round. I shoved it on its way with every ounce of pain that Eli had suffered, every bit of rage I carried. I prayed for it to hit. And hit hard.<\/em><\/p>\n

But my very best line (in my humble opinion) comes from a poem I wrote eons ago after a trip to one of my most favorite places in the world, the Beartooth Mountains. I was going to quote a large part of the poem, but it’s old enough I don’t have it in digital format, and the storage boxes are buried underneath the Christmas totes. (which have taken over my house!). But the last two lines are the ones I want to share.<\/p>\n

I taught myself to breathe again<\/em>
Twelve thousand feet high<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve got other good lines.<\/h4>\n

I bet every writer out there has written words that are better than they get credit for. But these are the ones that stick out in my memory. What lines are the other authors going to share? Find out by following the links below.<\/p>\n

As always, please stay safe until the next time!<\/p>\n

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