Favorite lines you've written
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Tell me to mind my own business, but, shouldn't fair, be, fare.
Ahhhh!!!!
Yes! Going to fix!!
Thank you, lol!
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A little background here, when entering her building Eugene the doorman blows her a kiss and then gives him (MC) the stink eye.
He had been seeing this girl for awhile now but they hadn't gone on any actual 'official' dates before this, so when things get heated between them she suddenly insists that they need to wait until their third date and abruptly kicks him out mid-foreplay. Literally, she didn't even return his shirt!
He had been seeing this girl for awhile now but they hadn't gone on any actual 'official' dates before this, so when things get heated between them she suddenly insists that they need to wait until their third date and abruptly kicks him out mid-foreplay. Literally, she didn't even return his shirt!
"He had turned off the lights and lit a number of white pillar candles around the room, shocking her with his disregard for fire safety and reckless use of storm supplies."
They stood silently. Stoic expressions as always; waiting for me to finish and ready to act on any orders given. Surrounded by such an obedient group of men, what girl wouldn’t be proud?
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Eyes downcast, he stared for a moment in utter confusion. But soon realized, to his horror, that it was his own hand that lay there. Still warm, and unattached. On the cold concrete, in front of him.
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Grrrr... How do I change the size of the text??? How come this text is bigger than what I just posted, when I couldn't even change the size after I tried to edit both of them?
Did you copy and paste the excerpts from a word processor? That will override the default font.
Thanks Papaya. That's very kind of you to say.This is beautiful, poetic writing and more than worth of this thread.
BTW, I have people eating papaya in my WIP. Ya got any pandas in yours by any chance?
That's a nice action scene but you left us hanging. What happens????? Want more please.
That does it, I'm going to the beach tomorrow. It feels like summer around here too.
Ha. Too funny.
It all depends on how they fit together. 
BTW, they're my wife's favorite lines, not mine. My favorites would require way too much context to explain, and that would be extremely boring.
Cheers.
Ooooh, chilling! I like this.
This was a stream-of-consciousness thing where I was practicing just writing with my inner editor switched off. It'll probably have to change for some reason or another, but I'm quite fond of it tbh:
It's a shopping channel, but he doesn't bother to change it. They're showing some ladder. Some stupid ladder that extends all the way to six feet - Wow! - and then folds neatly into the space under your cupboard - How convenient, Diane!. And he hates that fucking ladder more than is reasonable. He hates that something so big has to be able to fit in a space so tiny. He hates that there are even people out there with ladder problems. Ladders should be far down the list on anyone's list of problems.
Thanks, Stephanie! It happens around the middle of my first chapter. Unfortunately, at the moment, I'm getting torn to shreds about my opening to that chapter by the folks of Sci-fi/Fantasy SYW "Hook Me In The First 200 Words" thread, lol. Ah well, all for the sake of improvement. Sadly, one of my beta readers actually 'predicted' that I would have to revamp the first chapter, so they must be right. He told me that once he got past that chapter, the second chapter and on was what really kept him reading. So there's hope, at least.
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I just love this. That's exactly what I'd think, too, jerrimander. Call me unromantic!
Thanks, Stephanie! It happens around the middle of my first chapter. Unfortunately, at the moment, I'm getting torn to shreds about my opening to that chapter by the folks of Sci-fi/Fantasy SYW "Hook Me In The First 200 Words" thread, lol. Ah well, all for the sake of improvement. Sadly, one of my beta readers actually 'predicted' that I would have to revamp the first chapter, so they must be right. He told me that once he got past that chapter, the second chapter and on was what really kept him reading. So there's hope, at least.
Hang in there. I've found that it helps to be a bit of a masochist when facing crits. Learn to love the pain!
/only partly kidding
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These excerpts bring me solace. This is from CHERRY *language*:
I try to write well. I try to write well. I try to limit superfluous details. I try to record events as accurately as possible. I pay extremely close attention to dialogue and even closer attention to . . . what’s that word? Substance. I try, no—I endeavor to write substantive prose in my personal fucking journal. How’s this: “I endeavor to capture nuance whilst limiting extraneous ramblings.” That’s fucking poetic, that’s what that is.
I think I have to puke now, seriously.
This is from CHERRY *language*:I try to write well. I try to write well. I try to limit superfluous details. I try to record events as accurately as possible. I pay extremely close attention to dialogue and even closer attention to . . . what’s that word? Substance. I try, no—I endeavor to write substantive prose in my personal fucking journal. How’s this: “I endeavor to capture nuance whilst limiting extraneous ramblings.” That’s fucking poetic, that’s what that is.
I think I have to puke now, seriously.
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Thanks!Made me snort.
And your hedgehog is adorable. I just found out recently that we don't have hedgehogs in the US. Sadness.
Just came across this gem in an old abandoned comedic fantasy I did for NaNo a few years ago.
"I don't understand," said the wizard. "Have you taken a potion of forgetfulness?"
"Would I know if I had?"
"I don't understand," said the wizard. "Have you taken a potion of forgetfulness?"
"Would I know if I had?"