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Post the first lines from your last 20 stories and look for patterns.
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tthdrabbles, but I will include the first line of a drabble series. Also, this includes WIP. All links, except for one, will take you to TtH.
Newest listed first....
1. From his position of leaning against the side of the building, he could hear familiar footsteps approaching. Instruction
2. The morning had started off normally enough. Being Alive Vs. Living
3. The Doctor hummed happily to himself as he flipped the levers on the control panel. The Hell?
4. Vin stared blankly at the baseball game on the television, an open but full beer bottle held loosely in his hand. Here's Where I Stand
5. I stared in disbelief at the tiny slip of a woman sitting on the other side of my desk. Damsel Drama
6. If they weren’t going to be moving out of this house in another month and a half, Buffy would have seriously invested in a dishwasher. Caught In the Crossfire
7. Buffy couldn’t believe how much her life had changed since coming to Atlantis eight years ago. Daddy Can Fix Anything
8. Vin gave up all pretenses of working and let his mind wander to where it really wanted to go – Buffy. Things To Do In Denver
9. Ever since Bill had walked into Merlotte’s my life had drastically changed. Not Your Everyday Patron
10. Lips and teeth clashed as they forcibly came together. The Other Captain Jack
11. “I can’t believe you took me to the hospital,” Buffy grumbled as she climbed into the backseat of Dawn’s silver Neon. What Happens At The Point...
12. Buffy looked at the large grey building in disdain. Business First
13. Buffy never looked up from the folder she was reading as she opened the door to her office at the SGC and turned on the light. Countdown to Christmas
14. Buffy blushed as Drew Carey pulled her out of her seat and down to the stage. In The Still Of The Night (link only on LJ since it actually features a real person)
15. Buffy looked disinterestedly around at the various objects and artifacts that lay strewn about the large warehouse. Oops!
16. December 23, 2005, 7:30 p.m. I'll Be Home For Christmas (debated on whether to actually use that as a line or not, but I actually used the dating method several times throughout that fic to establish time and decided that it definitely was the first line)
17. While a storm raged outside, the members of SG-1 were safe inside Jack’s living room. Undertow (and holy crap I didn't think I'd have to go this far back...)
18. The stench coming from the slain demon clung to the back of Buffy’s throat and caused her to gag. Since I Found Serenity
19. “With all due respect, sir…” Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell started. Buffygate
20. “Ain’t no ruttin’ way. Yer crazy.” The Plan
First of all, holy crap, I had to go all the way back to Oct. of 2005 to find 20 fics. It's not that I haven't written, just that I've mostly been trying to complete fics. Buffygate had 100 chapters, I just posted Chapter 24 of Undertow, plus several of those are more than one parters, and I haven't posted everything I've written either. I've got several long fics laying around here that I'm not posting until they're completed. But I suddenly feel like I need to write more...
I only used first person twice - once for Harry and once for Sookie. I only started three of them with dialogue and only one of those didn't identify the speaker. I identified the pov twelve times, eight of those being Buffy and five being a male of some type, five of them were unknown.
Anyone else notice any patterns?
Post the first lines from your last 20 stories and look for patterns.
I'm avoiding drabbles for the most part, otherwise, this would be nothing but. I wrote quite a few a while back for
tthdrabbles, but I will include the first line of a drabble series. Also, this includes WIP. All links, except for one, will take you to TtH.Newest listed first....
1. From his position of leaning against the side of the building, he could hear familiar footsteps approaching. Instruction
2. The morning had started off normally enough. Being Alive Vs. Living
3. The Doctor hummed happily to himself as he flipped the levers on the control panel. The Hell?
4. Vin stared blankly at the baseball game on the television, an open but full beer bottle held loosely in his hand. Here's Where I Stand
5. I stared in disbelief at the tiny slip of a woman sitting on the other side of my desk. Damsel Drama
6. If they weren’t going to be moving out of this house in another month and a half, Buffy would have seriously invested in a dishwasher. Caught In the Crossfire
7. Buffy couldn’t believe how much her life had changed since coming to Atlantis eight years ago. Daddy Can Fix Anything
8. Vin gave up all pretenses of working and let his mind wander to where it really wanted to go – Buffy. Things To Do In Denver
9. Ever since Bill had walked into Merlotte’s my life had drastically changed. Not Your Everyday Patron
10. Lips and teeth clashed as they forcibly came together. The Other Captain Jack
11. “I can’t believe you took me to the hospital,” Buffy grumbled as she climbed into the backseat of Dawn’s silver Neon. What Happens At The Point...
12. Buffy looked at the large grey building in disdain. Business First
13. Buffy never looked up from the folder she was reading as she opened the door to her office at the SGC and turned on the light. Countdown to Christmas
14. Buffy blushed as Drew Carey pulled her out of her seat and down to the stage. In The Still Of The Night (link only on LJ since it actually features a real person)
15. Buffy looked disinterestedly around at the various objects and artifacts that lay strewn about the large warehouse. Oops!
16. December 23, 2005, 7:30 p.m. I'll Be Home For Christmas (debated on whether to actually use that as a line or not, but I actually used the dating method several times throughout that fic to establish time and decided that it definitely was the first line)
17. While a storm raged outside, the members of SG-1 were safe inside Jack’s living room. Undertow (and holy crap I didn't think I'd have to go this far back...)
18. The stench coming from the slain demon clung to the back of Buffy’s throat and caused her to gag. Since I Found Serenity
19. “With all due respect, sir…” Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell started. Buffygate
20. “Ain’t no ruttin’ way. Yer crazy.” The Plan
First of all, holy crap, I had to go all the way back to Oct. of 2005 to find 20 fics. It's not that I haven't written, just that I've mostly been trying to complete fics. Buffygate had 100 chapters, I just posted Chapter 24 of Undertow, plus several of those are more than one parters, and I haven't posted everything I've written either. I've got several long fics laying around here that I'm not posting until they're completed. But I suddenly feel like I need to write more...
I only used first person twice - once for Harry and once for Sookie. I only started three of them with dialogue and only one of those didn't identify the speaker. I identified the pov twelve times, eight of those being Buffy and five being a male of some type, five of them were unknown.
Anyone else notice any patterns?
