Twenty First Lines (meme)

[innie_darling]

I saw this meme over at dotfic's journal, and it sounded interesting and not too taxing on the old brain, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Take the first lines of the twenty most recent fics you've written, and see if you notice any patterns, etc.

Comments

[dotfic]

It's interesting how illuminating this meme is. I was doing things I had no idea I was doing!

[innie_darling]

I'm glad I saw you playing!

[weesta]

I played too. This is a cool way to review fic.

[innie_darling]

It is, isn't it?

[apreludetoanend]

What I love most about these is that they're so engaging. There's no waiting a line or a paragraph or a page or two to see if the story's interesting enough to continue because for the most part, you get it done in the first line. I think that's amazing.

[innie_darling]

You are too kind! I think the first lines do something, yes, but it's weird, because to me, these first lines don't indicate which way the story's going to jump. Hmmm.

[essenceofmeanin]

I played! it was actually a lot of fun, i thought. i like your titles -- you've got some pithy fun ones.

[innie_darling]

My titles are weird - sometimes I have no clue at all, and need a beta to step in and give the damn thing a name, and sometimes I know in my bones what the title should be. On this list, I particularly liked Monkeychucker, Knees on Nylon, I Like the Girls with the Boom, The Eyes of the Observer Make the Mystery, Squirt, The Dearth of the Cool, and especially Hairstreaks and Metalmarks.

[essenceofmeanin]

monkeychucker and girls with the boom are my favorites. :) titles are hard though -- i usually steal mine from old tom waits songs.