On Writing

The craft of words

Camilla Nelson, Kevin John Brophy, Jen Webb, and Christopher Kremmer

Authors

Camilla Nelson
Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
Kevin John Brophy
Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
Jen Webb
Executive Dean (interim) Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Christopher Kremmer
Senior Lecturer in Literary & Narrative Journalism, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney

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April 19, 2016

“First sentences establish a contract with the reader about what is to come.”

Camilla Nelson, University of Notre Dame Australia

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the first sentence of a novel sets the tone. Our new column, On Writing, explores the wonderful world of opening lines: from Tolstoy to Elmore Leonard.