NaNo WriMos discussion

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Write a first sentence to get those wonderful writing ideas going.

Oh dear. XD

She had died; but that wasn't anything new.

They've found me!

Ankle twisted, head bleeding slightly, at least three, likely five, broken ribs, a demonic creature less than ten paces behind my fleeing back, and I was late for dinner.

I woke up today.

I need to work on that :D

Hahaha, it's good! It could be a great start to a satire. :D

Hey guys. What were your actual first lines in you NaNo books? Mine was:-

"Up until my family decided to move to the small village of Graves Hollow, I’d had extraordinarily long hair. I don’t just mean pretty long, I’m talking if I sat down I had to sweep it out of the way."

You wouldn't think this was a fantasy novel, right? :D

Hundreds of shades, indistinct creatures that seemed to be formed out of tangible shadows flowing as liquid, each with a pair of distant stars as eyes, crawled, flopped, and clung to the walls of skyscrapers as Septimus Hart faced the impossible challenge of crossing a busy city street for the first time in his life.

Not that I really participated in NaNo, but that's the start.

Al's is short and intriguing at the same time. Edward, I want to know why long hair matters, so you've effectively set the hook.

Edward wrote: "Hundreds of shades, indistinct creatures that seemed to be formed out of tangible shadows flowing as liquid, each with a pair of distant stars as eyes, crawled, flopped, and clung to the walls of s..."

You can read the rough first chapter here (message 10) which might give you a better, albeit disappointing, idea of what's going on.