I'm just curious!
My novel is actually a series, but here is the title: Obsession Series
The first sentence: Life has many different variations, life can mean something special to someone, while another it can mean a battle where a war is staged.
Good luck to you all on your novels!:)
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38,387 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 23 45
I've yet to title my novel anything other than NaNoWriMo, but here's my fist sentence:
Rather boring as first sentences go.
50,115 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 01 37
No title yet, but obviously, I've got my first sentence.
0 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 03 00
hi
i dont have a title...nor a real plot...but i have a prolouge...and the first sentance is:
Amber~CleverTurnip
50,667 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 03 49
At first I liked my first sentence, but after reading another first sentence thread I feel like it's boring and stiff.
"It was while Elsia was tending the bone trees that her aunt came to give her the news about the castle."
Oh well, at least it makes it clear that I'm writing fantasy. :-)
18,367 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 04 09
Quote: "There were the facts of course."
It's a bit strange
50,667 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 04 37
First Sentence: The house was haunted.
Not very exciting.
24,476 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 04 45
"The world was always busy."
Yeah, not very special.
50,524 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 00
The dog's brains were cold and chewy, nearly leaving even my forgetful palate retching and gagging.
...probably. For one thing, they shouldn't be cold. I didn't find that out myself for a bit, though.
No editing now, however; I'm trying to stick to the "keep writing and let the words fall where they may" ideal.
...which means I'd better stop procrastinating on the forums and start writing again.
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50,524 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 02
Carriesflame
"Not in heaven or hell, but at the Corporation"
I am well hooked by that sentence.
40,000 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 30
right now it's :
Nothing happened at Washington High that Pond didn’t know about and usually he gave a thumbs up or down before it happened.
but in december, it'll be the first thing i look at! :)
50,201 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 46
First, let me make sure you know that I am in no way a popular person.
-from Slinky Sullivan and the Dead Ringer
23,074 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 59
Well, my first sentence is extremely original (not).
It simply is: "No"
23,074 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 59
Well, my first sentence is extremely original (not).
It simply is: "No"
23,074 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 59
Well, my first sentence is extremely original (not).
It simply is: "No"
50,194 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 06 07
Awesome. This is completely awesome.
51,294 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 06 28
"New pencils, scraping and sharpening and shucking their sawdust; new jotters, the riffling snap of crisp white sheets; new kids, small and silent in corners."
I might edit that last bit though.
53,132 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 06 41
Currently, my first sentence is...
It was never a good sign when dad called a family meeting, not that there where all that many of us to gather together, or that infrequent that we where in the same room; we had dinner together every night, at the same table, at the same time, but family meeting requests where different.
But, I'm not even sure if this is where the novel begins.
50,032 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 06 50
Title: 1,000 Reasons To Let You Go
First Sentence: “It feels like I’ve known you forever.”
7,059 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 06 57
“You're bailing on me?”
It kinda sucks. I may go back and edit it later... After November, anyway.
18,494 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 14
Hi! First post here!
My novel is potentially titled "Rasinelle", but that's just the protagonist's name so hopefully after I'm done I can figure out something a bit more inspiring.
My first sentence:
"A shiver shook her delicate frame and the heavy woolen blanket scratched against her skin as she warded off the last chills of her sixteenth winter. "
50,245 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 17
These are really fun to read. I love first lines!
My working title is Notes From Nowhere. Trying to come up with a new one, though.
First line:
Our mother claims to have a good reason for leaving us.
12,526 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 23
Well, there is the first line of the prologue and then there is the first line of the first chapter. The prologue is read first but the first chapter is where the actual story begins.
Title: Ephram's Defiance
Prologue: We don't know why the DNA of humans began to mutate.
Chapter 1: "Look what I can do."
50,194 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 38
"They had Nell Kavanagh on the ground."
Probably will change though, they always do.
No title. I stink at titles so bad.
50,194 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 39
Our mother claims to have a good reason for leaving us.
Another really great one!
18,360 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 08 24
"Albert yawned."
Are you yawning too?
3,547 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 08 48
The title of my book is The Ice Goblin and my first line is:
"Come on Laura, we have to go or we'll be late for our reservation," Stefan called upstairs to his wife.
4,902 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 09 04
Great idea for a thread! There's a couple here I really, really want to read now.
My novel is called Changeling. It's YA fantasy, and I figure it will end up around 80,000 words. My first sentence is:
50,034 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 08 58
Title: Starting Block
First sentence: Swimming was always my refuge.
And i didn't realize how boring it was until now o_O....
51,294 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 09 05
My novel is called Changeling. It's YA fantasy, and I figure it will end up around 80,000 words. My first sentence is:
When I was a human girl, I had what a kind person might call a penchant for trouble.
Ooh, I like, I like!
NaNo '06 -- 50k
SF '07 -- 20k
10,083 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 09 32
Not counting the prologue's title, it's:
The news travelled fast, as it always did in the city.