Jan 17, 2010 21:41
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph:
Mags did not shiver from the cold; his body was used to it by now (1). If she didn't, her opponent landed a smarting rap on the part of her shoulder she had left exposed (2). As yet another Gen X informant said, "I adore working at [a certain upscale publishing house], but there's not a day wehn I don't think my happiness won't be pulled out from under me like a rug." (3). Emain Macha is now represented by the grassy ramparts of a great hill-fortress close to Ard Macha (Armagh) (4). They took the children with them--Aerin was followed by Jack, and Jack by Hari, as the years passed--for Luthe was fond of children. (5)
1. Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
2. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
3. Anthropology and Social Theory by Sherry Ortner
4. Celtic Myths and Legends by T.W. Rolleston
5. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley