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What's the first sentence of your novel?



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Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:14 am
Lauren2010 says...



I'm not competing officially in NaNo this year, but it's still my favorite thing in existence. So I'd love to hear everyone's first lines! No titles, no context, just the first sentence of your novel (or the first sentence you wrote for NaNoWrimo, if you're doing an existing project). Go!
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Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:48 am
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elysian says...



Ashes fall like confetti after a great show around me.
elysian: (adj.) beautiful or creative; divinely inspired; peaceful and perfect.

formally lylas.
  





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Standing at the top of the tallest tower of the palace, Haranya could have dreamed he owned it all.
stay off the faerie paths
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 2:16 am
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"In our society, it is common knowledge that he who has money has power."
Feel free to just randomly message me, I get bored easily.

I'm a black, non-binary transgender boy, who is a Christian witch (tentative for now). I'm also a panromantic asexual. I sell poetry; contact me if you're interested in buying poems from me.
  





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"He promised to keep her safe; that promise was a broken mirror."
What does it mean to be brave?


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Mon Nov 02, 2015 2:22 am
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It was late in the night when she found she had the power to change the world.
S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
Ma per ciò che giammai di questo fondo
non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero,
senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.

Inferno, Canto 27, l 61-66.
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:12 am
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Deanie says...



“Are you ready for this?” Mikael asked.

(He could basically be asking this about Nano in itself)
Trust in God and all else follows.

Deanie, dominating the world since it was cool @Pompadour, 2014
Your username reminds me of a hotdog @Stegosaurus, 2015
Tried to make puns out of your username, but every attempt has been Deanied @Candywizard, 2015
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:16 am
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TriSARAHtops says...



I'm not doing NaNo, but I've decided to write everyday during November, and I've started a new project just in time, so it's kind of like a watered down, won't-lead-to-me-failing-exams version of NaNo. Either way, here I am.

It's 1:11, so I make a wish.
if we wait until we're ready
we'll be waiting
for the rest of our lives
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:17 am
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The door is a rough-sawn slab of oak—half open, the darkness looming beyond.
Used to be tIMMYjAKE
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:26 am
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Wolfi says...



Life in this five-by-seven block of punishment is ironically invigorating.
John 14:27:
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:34 am
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Demeter says...



I'm not doing NaNo, but I'd like to make some kind of progress during November. This is the current first line of my project, but it will probably change:

The day had dawned bright, which disappointed the bride's little sister.
"Your jokes are scarier than your earrings." -Twit

"14. Pretend like you would want him even if he wasn't a prince. (Yeah, right.)" -How to Make a Guy Like You - Disney Princess Style

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"The pencil danced lightly over the blue-lined paper, leaving a thin film of iridescent grey in its wake, the smokey scratches layering and joining, becoming a coherent image, the details coming into focus."
  





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Audy says...



"Yes, you can travel with us," said Mr. Kindley, "but you'll have to wake yourself up and get ready before the luneset."
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:57 pm
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Sunshine1113 says...



“You’re really going to love Lyca,” Mom said, trying to break the silence that fell when Natasha nodded off a while back.
~Sun Goddess~
  





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Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:20 pm
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Sachiko says...



Technically this nano is for revisions, but I still ended up changing my first line, so!

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