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I think the swelling around my eye has actually gotten worse over the course of today. =/ I'm feeling it a little bit more than I was this morning, but at least it isn't stinging.
But that's not the bad thing. The bad thing is that it's itchy. And I don't know if it's because it's swollen or what, but if I scrub at my eye with a knuckle, I don't feel it that much, no matter how much force I put behind it. DD: Ittchheeeeeee.
May as well finally do that meme. ^ ^;; It's helped me realise some stuff about my writing so... Yeah.
Take the first lines of the last twenty stories you're written. See if there are any patterns.
1. As the months passed, as she saw more and more people succumbing to Troy, it got harder for Elle to justify indulging herself with her hobby. (Hobby)
2. There were thirteen leaves on her window-sill plant, fifteen if she counted the ones directly under the flower. ( Restless)
3. Prince hugged Meatbun close before handing her over to Kenshin. ( Off Period)
4. Lan sighed, staring out the window as she leaned her chin on her crossed arms. ( Upgrade)
5. It was strange; apart from Prince, Sunshine hadn't really interacted with any other players without there always being someone else around. ( New)
6. Lan stared. ( Conversation)
7. The elf had fallen over the edge of the cliff. ( Emulate)
8. He wandered the cavern. ( Changes)
9. The bustle of the crowd around him left Kenshin feeling uneasy, not used to being surrounded by so many players, especially when his only experience of them had always been to fight with them. ( All That Glitters)
10. Okay, so she had a free hour between classes, her brother was off in the library, frantically trying to finish the readings for Chinese Literature, and Jing and Yun were in another tutorial class for Modern Chinese and Composition, so they weren't even in university yet. ( Research)
11. Aerrow glanced down at the radio worriedly. ( Communication)
12. Jake used to have dreams of flying. ( Dreams)
13. As soon as the red-haired player next to Prince had blurred into action, taking down dozens of players in the blink of an eye, Shui Han knew he wasn't a player. ( Step by Little Step)
14. "Daaw. Aren't you the cutest thing? I'm gonna call you Mr. Woofers," Junko cooed. ( Pet)
15. Arctic Fox waited for who his opponent would be, not expecting much. ( Assessment)
16. Somewhere to the left of him, a branch cracked underfoot. ( Sneak)
17. Kenshin frowned slightly, faint confusion written on his face. ( Job Expectations)
18. "City Lord! City Lord!" ( Sing)
19. "Ha! I think I'm close to levelling up!" ( Level Up)
20. Edging forward from behind the tree, Tian Lang frowned thoughtfully at the cougar that was snoozing in the shade. ( Beginnings)
I'm actually surprised that I don't have more fics starting with pronouns - I've been too busy trying to churn things out as fast as possible, I wasn't trying as hard as last time.
... There's quite a variety of sentence lengths in this batch.
There's also not a lot that start with dialogue. Huh.
I can't really think of much to say, except I'm kinda pleased with quite a few of them. :3
But that's not the bad thing. The bad thing is that it's itchy. And I don't know if it's because it's swollen or what, but if I scrub at my eye with a knuckle, I don't feel it that much, no matter how much force I put behind it. DD: Ittchheeeeeee.
May as well finally do that meme. ^ ^;; It's helped me realise some stuff about my writing so... Yeah.
Take the first lines of the last twenty stories you're written. See if there are any patterns.
1. As the months passed, as she saw more and more people succumbing to Troy, it got harder for Elle to justify indulging herself with her hobby. (Hobby)
2. There were thirteen leaves on her window-sill plant, fifteen if she counted the ones directly under the flower. ( Restless)
3. Prince hugged Meatbun close before handing her over to Kenshin. ( Off Period)
4. Lan sighed, staring out the window as she leaned her chin on her crossed arms. ( Upgrade)
5. It was strange; apart from Prince, Sunshine hadn't really interacted with any other players without there always being someone else around. ( New)
6. Lan stared. ( Conversation)
7. The elf had fallen over the edge of the cliff. ( Emulate)
8. He wandered the cavern. ( Changes)
9. The bustle of the crowd around him left Kenshin feeling uneasy, not used to being surrounded by so many players, especially when his only experience of them had always been to fight with them. ( All That Glitters)
10. Okay, so she had a free hour between classes, her brother was off in the library, frantically trying to finish the readings for Chinese Literature, and Jing and Yun were in another tutorial class for Modern Chinese and Composition, so they weren't even in university yet. ( Research)
11. Aerrow glanced down at the radio worriedly. ( Communication)
12. Jake used to have dreams of flying. ( Dreams)
13. As soon as the red-haired player next to Prince had blurred into action, taking down dozens of players in the blink of an eye, Shui Han knew he wasn't a player. ( Step by Little Step)
14. "Daaw. Aren't you the cutest thing? I'm gonna call you Mr. Woofers," Junko cooed. ( Pet)
15. Arctic Fox waited for who his opponent would be, not expecting much. ( Assessment)
16. Somewhere to the left of him, a branch cracked underfoot. ( Sneak)
17. Kenshin frowned slightly, faint confusion written on his face. ( Job Expectations)
18. "City Lord! City Lord!" ( Sing)
19. "Ha! I think I'm close to levelling up!" ( Level Up)
20. Edging forward from behind the tree, Tian Lang frowned thoughtfully at the cougar that was snoozing in the shade. ( Beginnings)
I'm actually surprised that I don't have more fics starting with pronouns - I've been too busy trying to churn things out as fast as possible, I wasn't trying as hard as last time.
... There's quite a variety of sentence lengths in this batch.
There's also not a lot that start with dialogue. Huh.
I can't really think of much to say, except I'm kinda pleased with quite a few of them. :3