25 lines meme
Meme gotten from a few places:
Post the first line from your 25 most recent fanfics and try to find a pattern.
(I don't guarantee these are in perfect chronological order. Also, I choose to interpret "line" as "sentence".)
1. Shatterstar walked in wearing a fashionable black suit.
The Big Question
2. Of course she had noticed it when she first met him, but it was a common enough affectation among the English gentlemen who braved the new, republican Paris to see her perform.
The (In)Famous Quizzing Glass Porn
3. "I'm s'posed -- to have -- a C-section!" Rogue protested between gasps, and then ground her teeth together as another contraction hit.
The Big Day
4. This is Lahi, who sits on the blanket his mother wove, and frets over her absence.
Like the Foam Upon the Tide
5. "The best café-mocha in Manhattan," Bobby promised as he held open the door for Jean-Paul.
Stop Me If You've Heard This One
6. "I hear you've been hanging out with the Blue Beetle," Bart said into Tim's ear, even as the weight of his crossed arms leaning against Tim's shoulders and the back of his chair registered in Tim's brain.
Drawing Comparisons
7. At 5am, Sam got up and got dressed, intending to head to the gym for an early workout.
A Good Start
8. "So, okay, Canada," Ray said abruptly.
Not a Mollusk
9. The problem with Shatterstar -- No, wait.
Developing Instincts
10. It blindsided him, which was stupid, because he really should have seen it coming.
Royal Station 4/16
11. Amazing, the number of things that needed doing now that Jean-Paul was out of the infirmary.
Circumstantial Evidence (sequel to For The Record)
12. "Chemistry doesn't happen overnight," Landry said, and immediately John's mind was strobing with memories.
Chemistry
13. "Sam called.
Red Leaves
14. If Bobby Drake's life were a train, right now it was going full speed down a track called Misfortune, with no one in the engine car.
Runaway Train
15. "Oh, gross!" Jubilee exclaimed, leaning away from her computer screen.
Eat Me
16. Ray stayed after his last class to ask the teacher a few things about an upcoming assignment he was having trouble figuring out, so when he headed to his locker, Bobby and Sam were already on their way to meet him there.
The most famous high school musical in the world: Y/N?
17. When Bobby showed up at school dressed in green from head to toe (green ball cap, layered green shirts, green cargo shorts, shimmery green tights, even green socks and shoes), he got laughed at, teased, and mocked.
Better Than Lemonade
18. Jean-Paul found an empty room, turned on the television, and abused the remote until he figured out how to get a Quebec news station on the satellite.
Unsaid
19. He didn't have a Bible of his own.
Looking for Psalm 23
20. Okay, so maybe it was a little mean.
Cruel Summer Day
21. "You think?" Angelica was asking when Peter came into earshot.
From the Gut"
22. Rictor tilted his head back as he drained the last of a gallon of milk into his mouth right from the jug.
Secret Origins
23. Domino thumps Shatterstar's arm lightly.
A Reunion, Witnessed
24. "GYAAAH!"
When Logic Invades The Subconscious
25. John Sheppard.
I Have Spat Out the Bile of Defeat
The first pattern I notice is that I nearly always establish at least one of the principal characters in the first time, usually the main character. Exceptions to this are usually a)I start with dialogue by the main character, and b) I start off referring to the character by a pronoun, which I thought I did more often, actually. I'm not sure what else to get from this.
Post the first line from your 25 most recent fanfics and try to find a pattern.
(I don't guarantee these are in perfect chronological order. Also, I choose to interpret "line" as "sentence".)
1. Shatterstar walked in wearing a fashionable black suit.
The Big Question
2. Of course she had noticed it when she first met him, but it was a common enough affectation among the English gentlemen who braved the new, republican Paris to see her perform.
The (In)Famous Quizzing Glass Porn
3. "I'm s'posed -- to have -- a C-section!" Rogue protested between gasps, and then ground her teeth together as another contraction hit.
The Big Day
4. This is Lahi, who sits on the blanket his mother wove, and frets over her absence.
Like the Foam Upon the Tide
5. "The best café-mocha in Manhattan," Bobby promised as he held open the door for Jean-Paul.
Stop Me If You've Heard This One
6. "I hear you've been hanging out with the Blue Beetle," Bart said into Tim's ear, even as the weight of his crossed arms leaning against Tim's shoulders and the back of his chair registered in Tim's brain.
Drawing Comparisons
7. At 5am, Sam got up and got dressed, intending to head to the gym for an early workout.
A Good Start
8. "So, okay, Canada," Ray said abruptly.
Not a Mollusk
9. The problem with Shatterstar -- No, wait.
Developing Instincts
10. It blindsided him, which was stupid, because he really should have seen it coming.
Royal Station 4/16
11. Amazing, the number of things that needed doing now that Jean-Paul was out of the infirmary.
Circumstantial Evidence (sequel to For The Record)
12. "Chemistry doesn't happen overnight," Landry said, and immediately John's mind was strobing with memories.
Chemistry
13. "Sam called.
Red Leaves
14. If Bobby Drake's life were a train, right now it was going full speed down a track called Misfortune, with no one in the engine car.
Runaway Train
15. "Oh, gross!" Jubilee exclaimed, leaning away from her computer screen.
Eat Me
16. Ray stayed after his last class to ask the teacher a few things about an upcoming assignment he was having trouble figuring out, so when he headed to his locker, Bobby and Sam were already on their way to meet him there.
The most famous high school musical in the world: Y/N?
17. When Bobby showed up at school dressed in green from head to toe (green ball cap, layered green shirts, green cargo shorts, shimmery green tights, even green socks and shoes), he got laughed at, teased, and mocked.
Better Than Lemonade
18. Jean-Paul found an empty room, turned on the television, and abused the remote until he figured out how to get a Quebec news station on the satellite.
Unsaid
19. He didn't have a Bible of his own.
Looking for Psalm 23
20. Okay, so maybe it was a little mean.
Cruel Summer Day
21. "You think?" Angelica was asking when Peter came into earshot.
From the Gut"
22. Rictor tilted his head back as he drained the last of a gallon of milk into his mouth right from the jug.
Secret Origins
23. Domino thumps Shatterstar's arm lightly.
A Reunion, Witnessed
24. "GYAAAH!"
When Logic Invades The Subconscious
25. John Sheppard.
I Have Spat Out the Bile of Defeat
The first pattern I notice is that I nearly always establish at least one of the principal characters in the first time, usually the main character. Exceptions to this are usually a)I start with dialogue by the main character, and b) I start off referring to the character by a pronoun, which I thought I did more often, actually. I'm not sure what else to get from this.