First line meme
A meme from cornerofmadness. List the first line of your most recent twenty stories, and see if a pattern emerges;
1. It seemed long ago that Henrietta, playing the violin for Jose, had grown aware of Rico. (The kiss, GSG)
2. “-and you mayn’t believe it, but he inquired who I was apparently calling a runt who could use a dust mite for a dinner plate, and shook me ‘til me ears fairly rang!” (Roughing It, FMA)
3. Her shotgun jumped in Triela's arms. As the gunman collapsed beneath the window, rays shone above his lolling head. (Mea Culpa, GSG)
4. Ed had stayed one year, making her Automail part of him before he walked away. (Walk away with a smile, FMA)
5.“Meiii, I said sorry...” Ruminating, Mei searched the dungeons of her soul for some effectual revenge. (Sweet revenge, FMA)
6. “Late night for you, brother.” (Wanting to change, FMA)
7. When every book she had clung to was its own proud world, Private Sheshka had little trouble accepting that the Hughes’ lived in a different world from her. (Untold lives, FMA)
8. My fist went back past my eye- (The Final blow, FMA)
9.Galatea was never my birth name, but rather a gift from a man in black. (The living statue, Claymore)
10. Miria drew closer to Clare’s back. Pieces of Deneve, Tabitha and Dietrich lay along their path, with the bodies of the last Abyss Feeders. (Friendship, Claymore)
11. The game crawled into another hour. Havoc was tapping his Queen on the chessboard. (Farewell to sorrow, FMA)
12. Alphonse watched from the embankment, as the train went into the sunset. (Going home, FMA)
13. “My name’s Koushiro. You’re the princess.” (untitled, Basilisk)
14. Sometimes, the Colonel could be a big kid. (untitled, FMA)
15. They were hard, edged; full of clicking brass. Natural to her hand. (untitled, FMA)
16. Retches sliding up like a claw, the girl pushed the water from her mouth. Hughes held her chin; ordered her, drink. (Hurt and comfort, FMA)
17. It’s a lovely world we live in, but it can still be quite trying to be a princess. (Princess diaries, FMA)
18. Rico had been studying a child's watercolour, when her partner shrieked and fired. (Friendship, GSG)
19. The sniper waited, in the bare room; with the little time he had left. (The game, GSG)
20. "I said we were going to take losses." (Haunted, GSG)
Conclusions; I like to start off with character names and/or some evocation of death. I like Fullmetal Alchemist. I wrote very little in 2009. I might not have improved much in 7 years; but I've written the stories I wanted to write, and written them with care.
Just heard that Roughing It (A random adventure with Wrath and Al from FMA) won joint third place at fma_fic_contest ! I was insanely lucky even to get that with the plotline nearest the door of the bar, and lots of much better writers at that (exceptionally good) comm. But still very happy, thanks to everyone who voted, congrats to winners and writers.
1. It seemed long ago that Henrietta, playing the violin for Jose, had grown aware of Rico. (The kiss, GSG)
2. “-and you mayn’t believe it, but he inquired who I was apparently calling a runt who could use a dust mite for a dinner plate, and shook me ‘til me ears fairly rang!” (Roughing It, FMA)
3. Her shotgun jumped in Triela's arms. As the gunman collapsed beneath the window, rays shone above his lolling head. (Mea Culpa, GSG)
4. Ed had stayed one year, making her Automail part of him before he walked away. (Walk away with a smile, FMA)
5.“Meiii, I said sorry...” Ruminating, Mei searched the dungeons of her soul for some effectual revenge. (Sweet revenge, FMA)
6. “Late night for you, brother.” (Wanting to change, FMA)
7. When every book she had clung to was its own proud world, Private Sheshka had little trouble accepting that the Hughes’ lived in a different world from her. (Untold lives, FMA)
8. My fist went back past my eye- (The Final blow, FMA)
9.Galatea was never my birth name, but rather a gift from a man in black. (The living statue, Claymore)
10. Miria drew closer to Clare’s back. Pieces of Deneve, Tabitha and Dietrich lay along their path, with the bodies of the last Abyss Feeders. (Friendship, Claymore)
11. The game crawled into another hour. Havoc was tapping his Queen on the chessboard. (Farewell to sorrow, FMA)
12. Alphonse watched from the embankment, as the train went into the sunset. (Going home, FMA)
13. “My name’s Koushiro. You’re the princess.” (untitled, Basilisk)
14. Sometimes, the Colonel could be a big kid. (untitled, FMA)
15. They were hard, edged; full of clicking brass. Natural to her hand. (untitled, FMA)
16. Retches sliding up like a claw, the girl pushed the water from her mouth. Hughes held her chin; ordered her, drink. (Hurt and comfort, FMA)
17. It’s a lovely world we live in, but it can still be quite trying to be a princess. (Princess diaries, FMA)
18. Rico had been studying a child's watercolour, when her partner shrieked and fired. (Friendship, GSG)
19. The sniper waited, in the bare room; with the little time he had left. (The game, GSG)
20. "I said we were going to take losses." (Haunted, GSG)
Conclusions; I like to start off with character names and/or some evocation of death. I like Fullmetal Alchemist. I wrote very little in 2009. I might not have improved much in 7 years; but I've written the stories I wanted to write, and written them with care.
Just heard that Roughing It (A random adventure with Wrath and Al from FMA) won joint third place at fma_fic_contest ! I was insanely lucky even to get that with the plotline nearest the door of the bar, and lots of much better writers at that (exceptionally good) comm. But still very happy, thanks to everyone who voted, congrats to winners and writers.