Like that time someone told us how to design a well-designed site in 30 minutes, I decided whilst clicking through "How to Write an Opening Sentence" that I would read the first sentence and then decide whether I should listen to the guy on "how to write an opening sentence".
It read:
>"When I was a 25-year-old Senior Editor of The Mother Earth News, I did a lot of rewrite editing. "
I decided against it, so I didn't read any more of the post.
I will, however, tell you how you could write that sentence well:
"When I was 25, I spent three weeks figuring out how to get my articles to stay at a low reading angle, instead of getting flung back in my face by an impatient editor: the experience was invaluable, and it's time I shared how to write a good opening paragraph."
It read:
>"When I was a 25-year-old Senior Editor of The Mother Earth News, I did a lot of rewrite editing. "
I decided against it, so I didn't read any more of the post.
I will, however, tell you how you could write that sentence well:
"When I was 25, I spent three weeks figuring out how to get my articles to stay at a low reading angle, instead of getting flung back in my face by an impatient editor: the experience was invaluable, and it's time I shared how to write a good opening paragraph."