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Nancy Fulda · 08-07-2012, 10:33 AM

I have begun Round 1 Revisions on "A New Kind of Sunrise". In a spectacularly clever avoidance tactic, my brain has brought over to MobileRead instead. (It's hoping to get caught up in an interesting conversation, thus saving me from having to focus on the heartless task of fixing holes in the plot.)

So please, everyone: Be as BORING as possible...

kennyc · 08-07-2012, 11:02 AM

Here's the opening line that popped into my head this morning:

"It was in June that I realized the cat was trying to control my mind. ..."

is that boring enough?

Nancy Fulda · 08-07-2012, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

"It was in June that I realized the cat was trying to control my mind. ..."

Ohmygosh, that is awesome! You absolutely must write it.

But don't tell me anything else about it for at least three weeks. I am revising, REVISING, I tell you...

WT Sharpe · 08-07-2012, 11:10 PM

That is an awesome first line, Kenny. I'd want to read that story.

coinín · 08-08-2012, 12:04 AM

Working on rewrites of my first zombie novel, a number of short stories, and a memoir.

The short story collection has a working title of "This Is Not Going To End Well ".

orlok · 08-08-2012, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Here's the opening line that popped into my head this morning:

"It was in June that I realized the cat was trying to control my mind. ..."

is that boring enough?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

That is an awesome first line, Kenny. I'd want to read that story.

Me too.

kennyc · 08-08-2012, 06:11 AM

Dang, guess I better write it then.

anamardoll · 08-08-2012, 08:39 PM

Seconding. I love that line.

We need a WIP "first lines" thread.......

MichaelSullivan · 08-10-2012, 06:36 AM

Got my edits back from publisher and working on changes.

gmw · 08-10-2012, 08:21 AM

Yep, better get writing Kenny, we all want to see it.

I want to know: If a book has a prologue, is the first line that of the prologue or the first line of chapter 1? (Is a prologue a way of hedging your bets?

)

orlok · 08-10-2012, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

Yep, better get writing Kenny, we all want to see it.

I want to know: If a book has a prologue, is the first line that of the prologue or the first line of chapter 1? (Is a prologue a way of hedging your bets?

)

Surely the first line is in the prologue? It forms part of the story, without which we would be missing something.

Avalona · 08-10-2012, 01:05 PM

Working on my Camp NaNoWriMo novel, which means ultra-rough draft. It's a superhero novel, and supposed to be a sequel to something I wrote a few years ago. I have no idea how many words I've written lately, because I haven't plugged in my Alphasmart to get them onto the computer.

QuantumIguana · 08-10-2012, 05:02 PM

I am editing Don Quixote, Warlord of Mars, putting the ingenious man of La Mancha on the red planet. I wrote it for NanoWriMo last year, and I'm glad I haven't rushed to publish it. I'm going through and making sure my paragraphs are properly formatted, changing the text to use pronouns instead of the proper name when the pronoun is more appropriate. Now I have a few more ideas that need to be thrown in, so I'm adding a few more chapters.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-13-2012, 01:50 PM

I just finished writing a short script for a video interview segment, me being interviewed by... an empty chair. (At the last minute, the interviewer gets an opportunity to interview Amanda Hocking, and bails on me.)

It was really just to pass the time; I have no video equipment or facilities, so I'm sure it'll never get done.

Back to story development.

kennyc · 08-13-2012, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

I just finished writing a short script for a video interview segment, me being interviewed by... an empty chair. (At the last minute, the interviewer gets an opportunity to interview Amanda Hocking, and bails on me.)

It was really just to pass the time; I have no video equipment or facilities, so I'm sure it'll never get done.

Back to story development.

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08-07-2012, 10:33 AM	#916
Nancy Fulda I write stories. Posts: 700 Karma: 16437432 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Germany Device: kindle	I have begun Round 1 Revisions on "A New Kind of Sunrise". In a spectacularly clever avoidance tactic, my brain has brought over to MobileRead instead. (It's hoping to get caught up in an interesting conversation, thus saving me from having to focus on the heartless task of fixing holes in the plot.) So please, everyone: Be as BORING as possible...

08-07-2012, 11:02 AM	#917
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Here's the opening line that popped into my head this morning: "It was in June that I realized the cat was trying to control my mind. ..." is that boring enough?

08-07-2012, 11:10 PM	#919
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	That is an awesome first line, Kenny. I'd want to read that story.

08-08-2012, 12:04 AM	#920
coinín dust bunny Posts: 158 Karma: 512427 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650, BlackBerry PlayBook	Working on rewrites of my first zombie novel, a number of short stories, and a memoir. The short story collection has a working title of "This Is Not Going To End Well ".

08-08-2012, 06:11 AM	#922
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Dang, guess I better write it then.

08-08-2012, 08:39 PM	#923
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Seconding. I love that line. We need a WIP "first lines" thread.......

08-10-2012, 06:36 AM	#924
MichaelSullivan Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 1432780 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Device: ipad	Got my edits back from publisher and working on changes.

08-10-2012, 08:21 AM	#925
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Yep, better get writing Kenny, we all want to see it. I want to know: If a book has a prologue, is the first line that of the prologue or the first line of chapter 1? (Is a prologue a way of hedging your bets? )

08-10-2012, 01:05 PM	#927
Avalona Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 448290 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Fire 8 (2020)	Working on my Camp NaNoWriMo novel, which means ultra-rough draft. It's a superhero novel, and supposed to be a sequel to something I wrote a few years ago. I have no idea how many words I've written lately, because I haven't plugged in my Alphasmart to get them onto the computer.

08-10-2012, 05:02 PM	#928
QuantumIguana Philosopher Posts: 2,034 Karma: 18736532 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, Kindle Touch	I am editing Don Quixote, Warlord of Mars, putting the ingenious man of La Mancha on the red planet. I wrote it for NanoWriMo last year, and I'm glad I haven't rushed to publish it. I'm going through and making sure my paragraphs are properly formatted, changing the text to use pronouns instead of the proper name when the pronoun is more appropriate. Now I have a few more ideas that need to be thrown in, so I'm adding a few more chapters.

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08-13-2012, 01:50 PM	#929
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I just finished writing a short script for a video interview segment, me being interviewed by... an empty chair. (At the last minute, the interviewer gets an opportunity to interview Amanda Hocking, and bails on me.) It was really just to pass the time; I have no video equipment or facilities, so I'm sure it'll never get done. Back to story development.