Aug 8 2009

RHAE 1

by Rhae
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Round 1: Write the opening sentence of your novella

It was in the year of the monkey, a mordant omen for the impending eve of human life, when the mass failing of the human spirit, first known as World War III, and then simply as The Cataclysm, began.

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7 Responses to “RHAE 1”

  • noTxt Says:
    August 9th, 2009 at 4:34 am

    word. Keep up the good work.

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  • Kuyerjudd Says:
    August 9th, 2009 at 11:00 am

    This is leading up to something great, I can just tell. Great work!

    That kind of tone can be hard to keep up, so I’m looking forward to what you’ll do in the rounds to follow.

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  • Rhae Says:
    August 11th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Thank you, noTxt and Kuyerjudd.

    Dan Powell, I just read your criticism: http://is.gd/2bway
    As I’m restricted to responding on my posts, I just wanted to say that you made some fine points, although I don’t see why you place so much stock in introducing a character in the opening sentence. As far as what agents and editors say, one need only browse through the latest titles in a bookstore to see that, while their advice may lead to publication, it won’t necessarily lead to anything worth reading.

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  • craig Says:
    August 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am

    more fire

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  • Hassan Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 9:57 am

    mmmmmmm….. cataclysm….

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  • Jodi Cleghorn Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    I’m with you Rhae on Dan’s crit of your opening sentence. Spec fic is a hard genre to work in and you’ve done a brilliant job in creating the scene and the tension for the piece in ONE sentence. And now it’s time to insert said humans into this world.

    Keep up the awesome writing.

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  • Rhae Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Thanks, Jodi. Said humans will come. And when they do, let’s hope they’ll stay.

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