First line of NaNo 2014

*wills time to go faster, dammit*

Here's my first line:

I had rotten tomato in my hair.

Okey dokey. Here's mine:

I turned the oven off - the tandoori chicken was cooked.

The rest of the opening is much better. Argh.

I'm at 4pm here and only started writing at 2pm. No midnight writing for me. I'm at 2606 words. I'm going to see if I can get some more in a bit later.

Also, I have a crap title. A Discovery Made in an Old Attic. Really crap title.

"I thought you said you had a clean shot," George said, following the younger man through the snow.

8:30 am here! First line, which will undoubtedly change because gah:

When my period first arrived, Ma placed her hands on my cheeks, pushed her face forward so it was inches away from mine, and said, “Daisy, now that you a woman, you have two choices: Be good, Christian woman, or be big, fat hobag."

"She arrived in London in the Duke's own carriage."

Here's mine:

Where the hell did that one come from?

I remembered that on this particular night I felt like a tourist in my own city.

I'm a rebel, so the first line I've written for NaNo is

Wesley joined us in the small sitting room where Ben and I had been waiting while he discussed our needs with the Abernathy elders.

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The sand dunes, the village road, the mud houses, and the bowls on which she ate all were brown; Annika hated the color brown.

Bleh.

Here's mine, now moving from Notebook to Word File:

The last of the sky doors was always the hardest to unlock.

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Rebel here, starting in the middle of a WIP.

First NaNo line is:

You are nervous by nature, and dark, and new and chose a profession most think is taken by men with some kind of deviant flaw.

Finally on to coffee cup number two and figured I'd get some forum downtime.

Like all aspects of war, reality crushes hope.

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Edit: Updated my profile to show an excerpt for a few paragraphs that follow. Going back to slave writing!

Motley said:

Rebel here, starting in the middle of a WIP.

First NaNo line is:

You are nervous by nature, and dark, and new and chose a profession most think is taken by men with some kind of deviant flaw.

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Ain't rebelling anymore to start on a WIP. I'm in the same place, so my first sentence isn't very good.

Someone at the front, too hidden in shadow to see, said, “Bags and backpacks up here by the front row, please, and everybody up on the stage. Wasting time doesn't reflect well on anyone.”

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I'm NaNoing with a WIP too. How's this for rebellious - I started not only mid book, mid chapter, but mid scene. Actually mid sentence, lol. The last line I wrote before NaNo was:

“Forgive me, your Eminence–”

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First line of NaNo:

“I am not interested in forgiveness,” the Tjaty cut him off.

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FINALLY got started writing.

Hans stood up from the rubble, battered but still smiling.

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What did a girl wear to a non-traditional lesbian wedding with no particular dress code these days?

The train glided silently across the water while Adrian sat staring out the window at the blue sea.

Here's my first line:

Serenity Anderson was having a bad day.