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Writing Meme
Ganked from half the f-list by now, LOL.
List the first lines of your last twenty stories. See if you find any patterns.
Its times like these that Master Fic Lists come in really, really handy!
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“I’m sorry,” she announced, dry-eyed.
Akiko gave a low whistle.
Miroku glanced down the length of his bar, quirking a brow as he polished the surface of the solid wood.
“You requested an audience with me, my lord?”
Kagome straightened in her seat, demurely pushing herself to the edge of the chair and crossing her feet at an angle behind her.
Kagome took a deep breath, steeling her spine as she made her way down the dimly lit hallway.
She watched him from a distance as he made his way down to the coast.
Kagome stifled a sigh as she eased into the apartment, grateful to finally put her heavy bags down and give her arms a rest.
Sesshoumaru drew a deep breath and steeled his spine as he eyed the thick oak door warily.
Kikyo stood at her kitchen counter, silently chopping vegetables on a plastic cutting board.
He stood. He waited. He watched.
Kagome’s footsteps were silent as she picked her way down the forest path.
Miroku gazed down the length of the inn’s veranda thoughtfully, the gentle tap of the falling rain on the roof above echoing in his ears.
“I’ll take care of everything,” Miroku announced as he and his wife returned to their hut after a long, tiring day on the road.
He had lived for countless centuries, and had known many different sorts of women in his time.
Kagome heaved a sigh of relief as she threw herself down on the blanket-covered ground.
Kagome took a deep breath and quietly closed the bathroom door.
This is how you remind me…
Youkai don’t need to sleep, he’d once informed her.
Sesshoumaru sighed, eyeing himself in the bathroom mirror.
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First of all ~ wow, that took me all the way back to friggin April. Has it really taken me that long to pump out twenty pieces of fic? And its not like these are massive pieces, either (well, okay, some of them exceed the 5000 word mark...)
Meta-analysis, a la![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
knittingknots:
Longest opening sentence = 25 words
Shortest opening sentence = 2 words
12 start with a named subject
5 have unnamed subjects/pronouns
17 use action verbs
3 use some form of 'to be'
3 are pieces of dialogue
5 are descriptions of people
0 are descriptions of non-animate objects
9 involve Kagome as the main character
5 involve Sesshoumaru as the main character
3 involve Miroku as the main character
1 involves Kikyo as the main character
1 involves InuPapa as the main character
1 involves an OC as the main character
I'm actually surprised that only three of them open with dialogue. This is one of my biggest criticisms of my own work; from the time I was a kid it was drilled into me that opening with a line of dialogue is bad form (who knows why *shrug* considering its a stylistic thing). I think I feel like its more than that because there's a lot of dialogue-heavy opening lines in Allegiance.
It also appears I like to open a piece with some sort of action, instead of description. Interesting.
...and I can see why people peg me as an S/K writer *facepalm* Wow, there isn't as much variation in my pairing choice as I like to think...
List the first lines of your last twenty stories. See if you find any patterns.
Its times like these that Master Fic Lists come in really, really handy!
“I’m sorry,” she announced, dry-eyed.
Akiko gave a low whistle.
Miroku glanced down the length of his bar, quirking a brow as he polished the surface of the solid wood.
“You requested an audience with me, my lord?”
Kagome straightened in her seat, demurely pushing herself to the edge of the chair and crossing her feet at an angle behind her.
Kagome took a deep breath, steeling her spine as she made her way down the dimly lit hallway.
She watched him from a distance as he made his way down to the coast.
Kagome stifled a sigh as she eased into the apartment, grateful to finally put her heavy bags down and give her arms a rest.
Sesshoumaru drew a deep breath and steeled his spine as he eyed the thick oak door warily.
Kikyo stood at her kitchen counter, silently chopping vegetables on a plastic cutting board.
He stood. He waited. He watched.
Kagome’s footsteps were silent as she picked her way down the forest path.
Miroku gazed down the length of the inn’s veranda thoughtfully, the gentle tap of the falling rain on the roof above echoing in his ears.
“I’ll take care of everything,” Miroku announced as he and his wife returned to their hut after a long, tiring day on the road.
He had lived for countless centuries, and had known many different sorts of women in his time.
Kagome heaved a sigh of relief as she threw herself down on the blanket-covered ground.
Kagome took a deep breath and quietly closed the bathroom door.
This is how you remind me…
Youkai don’t need to sleep, he’d once informed her.
Sesshoumaru sighed, eyeing himself in the bathroom mirror.
First of all ~ wow, that took me all the way back to friggin April. Has it really taken me that long to pump out twenty pieces of fic? And its not like these are massive pieces, either (well, okay, some of them exceed the 5000 word mark...)
Meta-analysis, a la
knittingknots:Longest opening sentence = 25 words
Shortest opening sentence = 2 words
12 start with a named subject
5 have unnamed subjects/pronouns
17 use action verbs
3 use some form of 'to be'
3 are pieces of dialogue
5 are descriptions of people
0 are descriptions of non-animate objects
9 involve Kagome as the main character
5 involve Sesshoumaru as the main character
3 involve Miroku as the main character
1 involves Kikyo as the main character
1 involves InuPapa as the main character
1 involves an OC as the main character
I'm actually surprised that only three of them open with dialogue. This is one of my biggest criticisms of my own work; from the time I was a kid it was drilled into me that opening with a line of dialogue is bad form (who knows why *shrug* considering its a stylistic thing). I think I feel like its more than that because there's a lot of dialogue-heavy opening lines in Allegiance.
It also appears I like to open a piece with some sort of action, instead of description. Interesting.
...and I can see why people peg me as an S/K writer *facepalm* Wow, there isn't as much variation in my pairing choice as I like to think...
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I'm going to do this when I get home... I'm trying to figure out how to, though. Does each chapter of Eight-Fold Path count as separate? *facepalm*
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Well, half my WIPs involve that pairing, so I guess its no surprise...but still. I honestly didn't think I thought about them that much, as opposed to other ships.
Does each chapter of Eight-Fold Path count as separate? *facepalm*
Well, I counted chapters of Allegiance, Fragments, and Fleeting as separate entries, because they were written to stand alone (and as contest entries in some cases). I didn't count chapters of my chapter!fics, though.
So yeah, I guess its whatever you decide to do.
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Hmmmm I think this is what I'm going to do *nodsnods*
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But I do enjoy the Sess/Kag dynamic, even if it is so rarely acknowledged by the wider S/K fandom, LOL :P With one canon universe WIP, one alternate universe WIP to pick at, I'm happier than a pig in shit :P
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This is so tempting to try out. In the end, I could be crazy, though.
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And yet here I am, wondering why I'm feeling such an aversion to being pegged as an S/K shipper. The mind, it boggles!!
This is so tempting to try out. In the end, I could be crazy, though.
If you can dredge up the last twenty fics you've written, you should give it a whirl! If anybody on my f-list has been even busier than me with the schoolwork, its you...I'd be interested to see how far back you'd have to go to get to the twenty fic mark.
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I didn't realize I'd be as swamped with schoolwork. I can't imagine what will happen when work-work starts!
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I find it fascinating when my friends do it, but find the prospect of doing it myself to be somewhat terrifying. I know I'm stuck in a rut (even more so than any of the others I've looked at), and I don't really feel like announcing it to the public. -facepalm-
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Actually, I felt the same way - I'm quite aware of the patterns and stylistic issues in my writing, so I wasn't really sure I wanted to foist them onto the world, LOL. But actually, the results weren't what I expected at all ~ for good, and for bad. It was an interesting experience, if nothing else.
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Here is how my entries were spread out. CBC SK and IK DID is I/Kikyou
Child Birth Complications 4
M/S 2
IK 5
IY 2
SessMom 1
Momiji(FB) 1
Sess/Mrs. H 1
Descent into Darkness 2
Kikyou 1
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I thought about whether or not I should name the fics, and since you've given me an excuse - now I will! =) Most recent first:
Allegiance - Embrace
Fragments - The Opposite of Impulse
Fragments - Another Time, Another Place
Allegiance - Shield
Fleeting - Decision
Illicit
Penance
Welcome Home
Fleeting - Audacity
Tainted Purity
Temptation
A Desperate Choice
A New Understanding
Love, Honor, Cherish
The Strongest of All
Fleeting - Contrition
Clandestine
Allegiance - Insight
The Wrong Ending - Point of Contention
Fleeting - Broken
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*snicker* I probably don't HAVE more than 22 or 23 fics total, and so I'd have to go back to 2007! ^_^
Edited to have Naraku flash you, too.
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You all are just putting me to shame. ^_^
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I'm also very interested in what you said about having it drilled in to you that opening with dialogue is bad form. I've never heard that before.
These are some great lines to hook readers with. ^_^
Question: Wouldn't your shortest opening sentence be just two words? "He stood."
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Yeah, it does, for the most part, LOL. I guess I like to have a focal point, right from the start. Plus, some of these were written under word limits, so its essential to convey as much information as possible, in as few words as possible. Yet, even with my longer pieces, I do generally start off with an action, right off the bat.
I'm also very interested in what you said about having it drilled in to you that opening with dialogue is bad form. I've never heard that before.
I think it comes from my time reading series books when I was a kid, and those were universally derided as badly written books from a stylistic standpoint. Quite a few of them, especially the BSC, had chapters that started with a line of dialogue, without fail. So, I guess the two (bad writing + opening line of dialogue) became equated in my mind. Just one of those quirks of an untrained writer, I suppose :P
Question: Wouldn't your shortest opening sentence be just two words? "He stood."
o.O LOL, you're right!! I guess I didn't notice that because I considered that whole line the opening line, instead of just the first sentence. Nice eye!!
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It also appears I like to open a piece with some sort of action, instead of description. Interesting.
Yes! It's a good thing, trust me. It draws the reader right into the action, alongside the main character instead of that omnipotent feel of watching the action playing out from far, far away...
...and I can see why people peg me as an S/K writer *facepalm* Wow, there isn't as much variation in my pairing choice as I like to think...
*flicks hand* Oh, bosh. You only just got started at