It's time for part 2 of the Hookers & Hangers Blogfest, hosted by the ladies at Falling For Fiction. Today we're sharing hangers (last lines of chapters)! I don't think I've ever before paid this much attention to my ending lines (or even my beginning ones). First lines are crucial - this lesson has certainly been driven home. But studying these lines out of context, all on their lonesome, has given me a new perspective.
The aim of any last line is, of course, to keep the reader hangin' on for dear life. To make them hungry for more. I'm not sure that my hangers below do that, but I guess that's up to the reader!
I've chosen last lines from chapters of DANNA, as I did with my first lines, but not necessarily from the same chapters. Here they are:
- That way lies danger. And that’s the way I’m going.
- Disturbed, I turn back to the window and press my face against it, dying for fresh air and open spaces.
- For the first time in over a year, I wish my mother would haunt me.
- Now that’s one hell of a daydream.
- I think she was onto something and it got her killed.
- More fun times I have certainly known.
- Losing balance, falling, and vomiting up everything I ever ate.
- Then he’s gone, and I’m alone with my shitty thoughts.
Now, I'm going to get around to reading some more people's last lines in just a bit (as well as the first lines I haven't yet checked out), but first I want to say something totally unrelated to the rest of this post. If I were a robot (see image below), maybe I would have had more of a chance of figuring out what's in that first image. Even when I opened the image in a new window, I saw no extra detail. See why I get annoyed with captchas?
Fab stuff! I absolutely love the first one!
ReplyDeleteYes, I like #1 also!
ReplyDeleteI'm for #3 It creates a lot of questions, so I'd read on to find out the answers.
ReplyDelete#1 and #5 are my favorites. They seem like the big cliffhangers that would keep you up after bedtime.
ReplyDeleteOhhh, these are great! #1 and #5 are my favorites, too!
ReplyDelete3, 4, 5 - lead me on!
ReplyDeleteI want to know more about 3 and 4. :P And 5, definitely a cliffhanger. It just cries out for "dun dun dunnnnn...* music. :P
ReplyDeleteAll of these are freaking awesome. How can I choose? Well done, Trisha!
ReplyDeleteGreat hookers and hangers! So many great postings I am starting to feel like a broken record in commenting because everyone I have read so far today has knock out endings. Enjoyed reading both of your postings.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Emily. Can't choose a favorite. They're all awesome!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, love the voice in these!
ReplyDelete#s 1, 3 & 4 were great. I liked #5 too, but misread it the first time and thought it said, 'I think she was ON something...'
They're all so good, it's impossible to pick the one I like best.
ReplyDeleteThose are so good! Great hangers!
ReplyDeleteLol, captchas. I hate those things.
ReplyDeleteYour hangers have a lot of voice. I'm guessing your character has kind of an attitude issue. ;)
#1 is awesome! Love the voice! And thank you for reminding people how annoying those captchas are ;) I've had to squint and get really close to the screen several times today! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteIt is so very annoying, isn't it? Oh well...at least more & more people are getting rid of them. :)
Delete#1 and #3 were my fave's. Oo la la:)
ReplyDelete#1 is terrific. Couldn't put it down with that.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, glad I could leave you hanging here & there :)
ReplyDeleteI went back and read your hookers too. I am intrigued by both sets of snippets.
ReplyDelete......dhole
Awesome hookers and hangers! Makes me want to read the book. My fave is no. 5.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! They're definitely very strong out of context. #3 and #5 are awesome. I also like the humour in #6 - it sounds like an understatement!
ReplyDeleteOOh very intriguing. I definately want to read more.
ReplyDeleteI totally have a puke fascination, lol. So I loved that line.
ReplyDeleteI saw the captcha thing and got scared! So relieved that it wasn't one I had to do, lol.
Okay, these are all good but I love #3! Very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteWow, these are all so good, I can hardly decide which I like best. Number 1 might just be it.
ReplyDeleteIf there's a captcha - I'll probably skip b/c SHEESH, those are ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME hangers. Srsly. love.
Love your hangers! #3 is where I stopped and was like yes, I need to read this.
ReplyDeleteAnd captcha does make it harder!
Ugh! I hate those stupid captchas!
ReplyDelete#3 and #8! Though there were lots of good ones!
ReplyDeleteI wish some of the people I visit read your blog-- those that still have the captcha. They are too irritating for words and if I don't have something fairly significant to say, I will walk on by (so to speak).
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed (or are enjoying) your trip to Bali! Cheers!
Oh... PS. Enjoyed your sentences too. It's a good exercise I'm sure.
You have me laughing hysterically at your final comment about captchas! As for your hangers, these are incredibly strong - I can't even choose a favorite! Perhaps the first one? Only because it reeled me in right away! All of them are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so great! Number 2 has me really intrigued. As for captchas, I have a blogging friend who boycotts any blogs that have them, coz, yeah, they are quite ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteGreat hangers. I love #1 and #8 in particular.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had known about this. I would have loved to participate.
ReplyDelete#3 was my favourite!
These are excellent. Your protagonist seems really gutsy.
ReplyDeleteAnd I totally agree about the robot thing. They drive me crazy!!
Captchas are getting more bizarre.
ReplyDeleteGreat hangers. #3 is my favorite.
Love the first one. They're all great in fact.
ReplyDeleteI really love number 3. Great hangers!
ReplyDeleteThis one is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteFor the first time in over a year, I wish my mother would haunt me.
So many questions! That is one awesome hanger! :)
Thanks everyone for your comments. I fiiiiiiinally got around to the last of the blogs today!
ReplyDeleteThey're all excellent! My favourite one is #7 though ;) Thanks for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteWow! These all rocked! I usually try to pick a favorite one but these all grabbed me! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI really like all of these. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first one. "That way lies danger. And that's the way I'm going." I know that if I wanted to stop reading I wouldn't be able to... even if I said to myself, "I am quitting at the end of this chapter and going to bed." With that hanger, I would say, "Okay, I am quitting at the end of the NEXT chapter."
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