First Line meme
Jun. 9th, 2019 10:26 pmBorrowed this meme from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sewn
Rules: list the first lines of your last 10 published stories. See if there are any patterns yourself, or have other people say what they notice.
First there's only the repetitive thudding sound of bodies hitting the ground.
--Hold Your Breath
The dreams hadn’t kept her up in years.
--Home
The window in her bedroom is open, letting in a breeze strong enough to drift through the pages on Aveline’s desk in the next room.
--Rumors
“Percival!”
--Dearly
“You’ll make a fool of me in Hightown.”
--Let it Show
When Eve left London to chase after Villanelle, she started a new playlist while waiting in the airport.
--Devote to Me
“I can’t believe you don’t want to talk about it,” Marisha says.
--Tell Me I'm the Fool
She was so small.
--What I've Done to You
The gloves go on as soon as Theo sits up.
--Just Thought You Should Know
“It’s kind of pretty, you know?”
--Under the Stars and Storm
***
I expected more of it to be dialog, because I know I like starting short stories in the middle of a conversation. I guess I like starting most stories in medias res, but I don't think that's unusual for fanfic writers. I also tend to favor shorter lines, I'm actually surprised by the two longer ones.
sewnRules: list the first lines of your last 10 published stories. See if there are any patterns yourself, or have other people say what they notice.
First there's only the repetitive thudding sound of bodies hitting the ground.
--Hold Your Breath
The dreams hadn’t kept her up in years.
--Home
The window in her bedroom is open, letting in a breeze strong enough to drift through the pages on Aveline’s desk in the next room.
--Rumors
“Percival!”
--Dearly
“You’ll make a fool of me in Hightown.”
--Let it Show
When Eve left London to chase after Villanelle, she started a new playlist while waiting in the airport.
--Devote to Me
“I can’t believe you don’t want to talk about it,” Marisha says.
--Tell Me I'm the Fool
She was so small.
--What I've Done to You
The gloves go on as soon as Theo sits up.
--Just Thought You Should Know
“It’s kind of pretty, you know?”
--Under the Stars and Storm
***
I expected more of it to be dialog, because I know I like starting short stories in the middle of a conversation. I guess I like starting most stories in medias res, but I don't think that's unusual for fanfic writers. I also tend to favor shorter lines, I'm actually surprised by the two longer ones.
