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Group:Write Now
Swap Coordinator:Artistic (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:July 12, 2014
Date items must be sent by:July 26, 2014
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

This is about great beginnings. For this swap, go to this item Read 15 Amazing Works Of Fiction In Less Than 30 Minutes at the Huffington Post . It’s all about flash fiction from literary magazines.

In a note to your partner, tell them which of the 15 first lines appealed to you and why AND send a copy of one of your own first lines from anything you’ve written.

By the way, feel free to read the stories if you’d like. They are terrific and all very different.

Snail mail. International. Group membership.

Discussion

KateKintail 07/ 4/2014 #

I thought I'd share this recent blog post from where I work about openings: https://www.awpwriter.org/magazinemedia/writersnotebookview/15/howto_open

teli 07/ 6/2014 #

Just creating a clicky link for the article @KateKintail linked to (seems markdown took the underscores literally): How to Open

teli 07/ 6/2014 #

Also want to say, that was an excellent article @KateKintail and great reminder that sometimes variety can be more enthralling than succumbing to a fashionable trend.

I also enjoyed reading the 15 first lines--seeing how each one gripped me (or didn't). It underscored the importance of that skillfully crafted opening because sometimes it will take more than a single sentence to rope a reader.

Artistic 07/ 9/2014 #

Thanks for the link and discussion. Feel free all to keep it up.

Artistic 07/ 9/2014 #

I thought some of the openings in the AWP piece were stronger than others. A couple of them didn't inspire me to read on or want more. Love the voice of the girl in 'Towelhead.' It sounds like a read that I'd prefer via audio. The first one about the execution would be one for hardback and a pot of tea.

AndreaJ 07/11/2014 #

I just read the sentences. Thanks, Artistic; all were thought-provoking. Also I loved the definition of flash fiction which I'll put in our other group swap Flash Fiction.

AndreaJ 07/11/2014 #

Agree that some grabbed me more than others. The sentence for Before the Storm, sounds exactly like the opening to a gritty detective novel, doesn't it? I haven't read the actual story, so I may just be projecting. Don't tell me if I'm wrong! haha!

Artistic 07/13/2014 #

Partners are assigned. Let's get swapping!

Artistic 07/17/2014 #

On the way to my partner. Enjoy!

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