Challenge: First Line Fic
Name of Challenge: First Line Fic
Type of Challenge: Writing
Due Date and Time: Friday, June 1, 9pm EST
Challenge Details:
Write a M7 fic that begins with one of the first lines listed below.
1. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina
2. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. The Catcher in the Rye
3. I am a sick man . . . I am a spiteful man. Notes from Underground
4. I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story. Ethan Frome
5. All this happened, more or less. Slaughterhouse-Five
6. Elmer Gantry was drunk. Elmer Gantry
7. It was love at first sight. Catch-22
8. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. The Great Gatsby
9. Justice?-You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law. A Frolic of His Own
10. There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
*based on a challenge suggestion from seagray
How to submit:
Please submit your fic as a reply to this post. Do not post it anywhere else until voting is over. You can have someone beta read for you, but the person should not be a member of this comm. Ask questions as a reply to the Questions thread. Please include your team name with your entry.
Points: 15 points for participation, more allocated for winners.
Type of Challenge: Writing
Due Date and Time: Friday, June 1, 9pm EST
Challenge Details:
Write a M7 fic that begins with one of the first lines listed below.
- Your fic must be between 150 and 1,000 words. (Word counter)
- The story can be set in any AU.
- You may include a title, and any warnings if needed.
1. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina
2. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. The Catcher in the Rye
3. I am a sick man . . . I am a spiteful man. Notes from Underground
4. I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story. Ethan Frome
5. All this happened, more or less. Slaughterhouse-Five
6. Elmer Gantry was drunk. Elmer Gantry
7. It was love at first sight. Catch-22
8. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. The Great Gatsby
9. Justice?-You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law. A Frolic of His Own
10. There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
*based on a challenge suggestion from seagray
How to submit:
Please submit your fic as a reply to this post. Do not post it anywhere else until voting is over. You can have someone beta read for you, but the person should not be a member of this comm. Ask questions as a reply to the Questions thread. Please include your team name with your entry.
Points: 15 points for participation, more allocated for winners.