First paragraphs and all that jazz
>> Monday, October 12, 2009
So, agent Nathan Bransford is hosting his Third-Sort-of-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge on his blog. (If you're entering, you should make it snappy. There's a deadline of Thursday.)
I enjoy reading these openings for a variety of reasons--seeing what people are working on, reacting to what I like or dislike (in my head), and finding Bits of Shiny (only to find an author's blog is all about Real Life--what! people blog about RL?--and so I'm left unable to comment on the shininess of writing*).
That is followed by realizing that most of my (novel) first paragraphs aren't that great. (Well. All are drafts. This may explain something.)
So now the debate--tweak an opening and participate, or just sit on the sidelines and watch? (Alas, I have no deep thoughts on openings in general or specific at this time.)
Is anyone else entering?
~Merc
*Okay, it was one entry I read. I haven't finished reading. But STILL.
P.S. I know this post contained no zombies. Bear with me while we transition to the new Lair. Or you could watch Zombieland.
16 comments:
You should enter! Mine are all drafts as well.
I just picked one of my more interesting first paragraphs and added it to the chaos. We'll see what happens!
Oooh I may have to enter this.
Thanks, Merc!
Good luck, Casey! Yeah, I'm pondering which of my drafts is most interesting. ;)
Scott--welcome. Good luck! :D
I'm thinking I'll throw something in the ring, just for fun. Just to see reactions.
Good luck, L! I've founds several blogs so far I'm now following from reading openings and being curious about the authors. ;)
Go for it! I posted my first para from La Amenoza Elegente. What the heck, right? :)
Hah, good point, Nithska. B-) Good luck. ;)
...I was about to say that I don't really have anything anyway. But I have Jess, and I have the new-coming-soon HNTTOTW...
I dunno. Someone tell me if I should enter or not o.O
(Double commenting so I'm subscribed) O:)
I say go for it, Inky. ;)
(Also, isn't there a button under 'choose your identity' to subscribe to follow-up comments?)
Only if you're already logged in when you get to the page ;)
Ah. In that case, I usually see if I'm logged in, or refresh before commenting so I get it O:)
(Though I have no problem with people posting more than once. ;))
Oh, refresh! There's an idea I didn't think of!
I say you should enter, Inky! *supports this* There are probably a thousand entries, by now...
I don't happen to feel all that great about my first para from my current WIP by itself, but rules is rules, and I entered it all by its shabby self. Go for it!
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