I'm going to give a bunch of story starters and I basically want you to begin a story with them. All of them, incidentally, are the first sentences of stories I have written myself. I want to see what you come up with using the same starting sentences I did. Brownie points if you find and read my story that begins with the same sentence as yours!
Rules:
1. no prewrites
2. enter as much as you want
3. put option number in author comments
4. no erotica
5. Feel free to change names/sex of characters in sentence, as well as point of view (third to first person or vice versa)
Sentences:
1. When Gemma saw that her mother had set a third place at the breakfast table for the second time in three days, she knew she had to say something.
2.I should have known combining any five teenagers, let alone Kimberly Burrell, Katherina Charles, Tony Griffin, Derek Lawson, and Joe Watkins, and a barely chaperoned school trip to New York would result in some major mishaps.
3. Hell, I thought, scowling at myself darkly as I looked at myself in the mirror.
4. He saw her standing on the street corner, the rain plastering her hair against her neck, and he drove toward her, smiling.
5. Rayne was nearly asleep when she heard it.
6. What I first thought when I woke up was how horrible I felt.
7. I know it sounds really horrible, but I was glad when my former guardian, Mr. Temronick, had a heart attack.
8. She couldnt have helped but attract attention, no matter what she might have been like.
9. I didn't mean to kill her.
10. It was nearly three weeks later when I found it... three weeks too late.
11. Dan stood at the guard rail of the bridge, staring with bleary eyes at teh lake fifty feet below him.
12. "Do you want to go first?"
13. I made my way slowly down the subway stairs, avoiding what gum and stains on the wall that I could.
14. It's been awful weird since my sister Stella died.
15. Fran knew something had to be done when she came across her daughter's pants in the laundry.
16. There are some freaking weird people at my school, man.
17. I don't know what to do with myself...
18. The image before her was cracked, distorted, her face fragmented; it seemed to jump oddly with the sparks shooting behind her eyelids.
19. They had lain awake at nights planning this... their initial thoughts of genocide proved impractical, and suicide seemed a much better option.
20. Joshua knelt in darkness, the somber silence of the moment echoing in their ears.
Rules:
1. no prewrites
2. enter as much as you want
3. put option number in author comments
4. no erotica
5. Feel free to change names/sex of characters in sentence, as well as point of view (third to first person or vice versa)
Sentences:
1. When Gemma saw that her mother had set a third place at the breakfast table for the second time in three days, she knew she had to say something.
2.I should have known combining any five teenagers, let alone Kimberly Burrell, Katherina Charles, Tony Griffin, Derek Lawson, and Joe Watkins, and a barely chaperoned school trip to New York would result in some major mishaps.
3. Hell, I thought, scowling at myself darkly as I looked at myself in the mirror.
4. He saw her standing on the street corner, the rain plastering her hair against her neck, and he drove toward her, smiling.
5. Rayne was nearly asleep when she heard it.
6. What I first thought when I woke up was how horrible I felt.
7. I know it sounds really horrible, but I was glad when my former guardian, Mr. Temronick, had a heart attack.
8. She couldnt have helped but attract attention, no matter what she might have been like.
9. I didn't mean to kill her.
10. It was nearly three weeks later when I found it... three weeks too late.
11. Dan stood at the guard rail of the bridge, staring with bleary eyes at teh lake fifty feet below him.
12. "Do you want to go first?"
13. I made my way slowly down the subway stairs, avoiding what gum and stains on the wall that I could.
14. It's been awful weird since my sister Stella died.
15. Fran knew something had to be done when she came across her daughter's pants in the laundry.
16. There are some freaking weird people at my school, man.
17. I don't know what to do with myself...
18. The image before her was cracked, distorted, her face fragmented; it seemed to jump oddly with the sparks shooting behind her eyelids.
19. They had lain awake at nights planning this... their initial thoughts of genocide proved impractical, and suicide seemed a much better option.
20. Joshua knelt in darkness, the somber silence of the moment echoing in their ears.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 6, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 75, Bronze: 25
- Final notes: thanks to all who entered, this was very interesting!
Contest Winners
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There are some freaking weird people at my school, man. Myself being case in point. See, I have a monkey on my shoulder.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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I should have known combining any five teenagers, let alone Kimberly Burrell, Katherina Charles, Tony Griffin, Derek Lawson, and Joe Watkinby ApathysEnemy 4700 words, 6 comments, on Jun 26 11:00 PM 2007. In Fiction, Other, Work in progress
Silver trophy winner
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"Do you want to go first?" / "Uh. Lemme think. NO! How 'bout you?" / "Uh...heh heh, ladies first!" / "Which is why YOU'RE going first." / Iby IMqueen 800 words, 4 comments, on Jun 18 10:40 AM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Inspirational, Life, Skydiving, Sorta humorous?
Bronze trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
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I was nearly asleep when I heard it. A loud screech outside, a sound with the quality of fingernails scraping across a blackboard, it was that terrible. I folded the pillow over my ear turning over to try to get to sleep.• Commented on by judge.
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by Radiance 700 words, 7 comments, on Jun 18 5:30 PM 2007. In Inspirational, Love, Pain, Young adult• Commented on by judge.
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I didn't mean to kill her. Or maybe I did. I don't know... It's just so confusing. I'm lost now, as she probably is. Hell, I haven't gone oby X-SaNiTy-AsSaSsiN-x 300 words, 9 comments, on Jun 18 8:39 PM 2007. In , Dark, Death, Depression, Murder, Other, Sad, Weird• Commented on by judge.
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What I first thought when I woke up was how horrible I felt. I ran my hands through my slightly wavy hair. The product I’d put it in last• Commented on by judge.
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I know it sounds really horrible, but I was happy when my Former Guardian Died from a Heart Attack. He was my father's choice, My guardianby Miss Hanako Cullen 1600 words, 4 comments, on Jun 20 10:53 PM 2007. In Fantasy• Commented on by judge.
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This is good, lots of interesting starters here. I might enter if I find my muse
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Cool (:
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ahan.......cool......i might find something that interests me and build a story on it!!! nice!!!
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hm.......just wondering when is the contest going to end
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Thank you!
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