Likewise, I’d like to see a less mundane first line; something that puts some superstimulus up front before the necessary mundane parts, like MoR does. Something like:
“The girl who would (some spoiler here) sat down...”
Or:
“(length of time) before the death of the last living human, Rebecca sat down...”
And instead of sitting down, something that jumps right into conflict or strong emotion. Profanity seems a good cheat for that. Like ”...Rebecca was glaring at her screen. ‘Are you fucking kidding me?’”, or ”...Rebecca was enjoying the worst fucking raffle prize in history.”
I could be full of crap, so I’m hoping for feedback on my feedback.
Likewise, I’d like to see a less mundane first line; something that puts some superstimulus up front before the necessary mundane parts, like MoR does. Something like:
“The girl who would (some spoiler here) sat down...”
Or:
“(length of time) before the death of the last living human, Rebecca sat down...”
And instead of sitting down, something that jumps right into conflict or strong emotion. Profanity seems a good cheat for that. Like ”...Rebecca was glaring at her screen. ‘Are you fucking kidding me?’”, or ”...Rebecca was enjoying the worst fucking raffle prize in history.”
I could be full of crap, so I’m hoping for feedback on my feedback.