Opening of WIP—non-critique

folkchick · Jun 21, 2014

We used to have the 'first paragraph of your current novel' thread, which I thought was a great way to share what we're all working on. It was non-critique, just for fun. Would anyone like to do that again? It can be more than one paragraph, but going past, say, three would be pushing it into SYW territory. Anyone interested?

Sage · Jun 21, 2014

You could always just go find the original thread and add to it.

folkchick · Jun 21, 2014

I did and it's locked. People were starting to critique and get nasty about it. Like, evil kitties with no Fancy Feast in the morning, nasty.

Layla Nahar · Jun 21, 2014

Weeeellll - just wondering what the point of such a thread would be... If you are not looking for feedback (aka critique) what is the point of posting? Sorry if that sounds nasty, honestly, I really am just wondering what one hopes to get from posting in such a thread.

TheThingsSheWrote · Jun 21, 2014

It sounds like a fun thread to start, but... if the original thread ended up in nastiness, I can only imagine that a second thread would eventually follow suit, don't you think? You can't take a bunch of really invested people who love getting better at their craft and helping others get better, and tell them that they can't do exactly that. They'll be grumpy ;p

There are threads such as "Share your favorite line." Perhaps expand it to share your favorite paragraph you've written? If it happens to be the first, fantastic, but it doesn't have to be.

folkchick · Jun 21, 2014

When the other one started the idea was to share. I can see this won't work, and that's fine. Must take shower now.

JulianneQJohnson · Jun 21, 2014

Is there a thread for opening paragraphs that allows critique? We all know how important that book opening is. My be a good way to brush them up, if it doesn't already exist.

TheThingsSheWrote · Jun 21, 2014

JulianneQJohnson said:
Is there a thread for opening paragraphs that allows critique? We all know how important that book opening is. My be a good way to brush them up, if it doesn't already exist.

We have one for the first three sentences. Not for opening paragraphs. Wouldn't that fall more in the SYW section?

Albedo · Jun 21, 2014

TheThingsSheWrote said:
We have one for the first three sentences. Not for opening paragraphs. Wouldn't that fall more in the SYW section?

Some of the genre subforums have them.

ishtar'sgate · Jun 21, 2014

Albedo said:
Some of the genre subforums have them.

In SYW, the Science Fiction/Fantasy and Romance/Women's Fiction subforums have 'hook me in 200 words or less'. Didn't notice whether any of the others did but those who post there are asking for a critique of their opening.

Opening of WIP—non-critique

folkchick

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Sage

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folkchick

Not a new kid

Layla Nahar

Seashell Seller

TheThingsSheWrote

folkchick

Not a new kid

JulianneQJohnson

Ferret Herder

TheThingsSheWrote

Albedo

Alex

ishtar'sgate

living in the past