[identity profile] peggy-2.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] queensthief
Interesting blog post by Black Gate on Story Openings.  She discusses what makes a great YA story opening, why it has different requirements from adult fiction, and holds up The Thief and Howl's Moving Castle as two of the examples on How To Do It Well.

http://www.blackgate.com/2009/03/10/on-anticipation-story-openings/#more-1551


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