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[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I got curious about story appeal, studied the issue, and reached a conclusion that seems valid.


What I did was examine maybe 100 stories and books, reading the first paragraph, and book-marking the specimens I liked.

What I discovered is: I prefer writing that begins with a strong thesis statement or goal directed action, like commandos jumping from airplanes or horses bolting from the starting gate or the posse mounting up and chasing after bank robbers.

The writers I esteem do not stop to smell the roses.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

I got curious about story appeal, studied the issue, and reached a conclusion that seems valid.


What I did was examine maybe 100 stories and books, reading the first paragraph, and book-marking the specimens I liked.

What I discovered is: I prefer writing that begins with a strong thesis statement or goal directed action, like commandos jumping from airplanes or horses bolting from the starting gate or the posse mounting up and chasing after bank robbers.

The writers I esteem do not stop to smell the roses.

commandos don't jump from aeroplanes, fuckflaps.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

commandos don't jump from aeroplanes, fuckflaps.

My old unit, the 315th Air Commando Wing did. At Normandy we dropped the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions plus the gliders. In Vietnam we dropped Vietnamese airborne and ferried Marines to rural camps.

Once more youre clueless.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

My old unit, the 315th Air Commando Wing did. At Normandy we dropped the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions plus the gliders. In Vietnam we dropped Vietnamese airborne and ferried Marines to rural camps.

Once more youre clueless.

google the word - craphat. you are one.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

google the word - craphat. you are one.

Youre just another queer and clueless Limey, a British tradition since 1914.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Youre just another queer and clueless Limey, a British tradition since 1914.

lol. you keep harping back to the empire, eh?

so, you checked the phrase - craphat, craphat? you came here as a trolling cunt, and you're still a trolling cunt.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

This message is hidden because geronimo_appleby is on your ignore list cuz he's drunk again.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

This message is hidden because geronimo_appleby is on your ignore list cuz he's drunk again.

of course i'm drunk, i live in spain, beer's cheap.

...and you're still a dirty trolling cunt.

 

[colddiesel]

The following article settles GA's and JBJ's dispute.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando

 

[geronimo_appleby]

The following article settles GA's and JBJ's dispute.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando

not really. jbj is still a (walter mitty) commando and trolling cunt.

...and did i mention craphat?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I think he went to bed or passed out.

 

[SamScribble]

I got curious about story appeal, studied the issue, and reached a conclusion that seems valid.

What I did was examine maybe 100 stories and books, reading the first paragraph, and book-marking the specimens I liked.

What I discovered is: I prefer writing that begins with a strong thesis statement or goal directed action, like commandos jumping from airplanes or horses bolting from the starting gate or the posse mounting up and chasing after bank robbers.

The writers I esteem do not stop to smell the roses.

I remember that back in the days of Short Story Writing 101 (or whatever the course was called) we had a prof who used to say: 'When you start, start. Don't just sit there with your engine idling.' I'm not sure that that's always the best advice, but it works most of the time.

 

[sr71plt]

I start composing as soon as I sit down at the computer, yes. I'm not always sure where to start consciously when I sit down, but my subconscious is usually well ahead of me.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I remember that back in the days of Short Story Writing 101 (or whatever the course was called) we had a prof who used to say: 'When you start, start. Don't just sit there with your engine idling.' I'm not sure that that's always the best advice, but it works most of the time.

I was curious why so many stories turn me off at the beginning. They spin their wheels. The ones that come out of the gate hauling ass, work.

 

[TxRad]

I was curious why so many stories turn me off at the beginning. They spin their wheels. The ones that come out of the gate hauling ass, work.

If that works for you, great but what about the other millions of readers? One reader, one opinion does not make something the right way.

 

[JackLuis]

Still, it is good advice to start quickly, set your hook and get the roller coaster started.

If you are writing a more nuanced story, perhaps the look in her eye as she observes her victim, is good enough?

 

[TxRad]

Still, it is good advice to start quickly, set your hook and get the roller coaster started.

If you are writing a more nuanced story, perhaps the look in her eye as she observes her victim, is good enough?

Shouldn't a story start where the story needs to start? Does it have to start with a gunfight or a high speed chase? Why can't it start in a dark corner of a cafe over a fine dinner?

 

[ChastitySmith]

lol. you keep harping back to the empire, eh?

so, you checked the phrase - craphat, craphat? you came here as a trolling cunt, and you're still a trolling cunt.

Added to my ignore list.

 

[JackLuis]

Shouldn't a story start where the story needs to start? Does it have to start with a gunfight or a high speed chase? Why can't it start in a dark corner of a cafe over a fine dinner?

As long as it gets a grip on the reader, that's all you need. Not every story is about car chases, explosions, gun fights, etc.

 

[SamScribble]

As someone who has generally struggled to follow 'the rules' of writing, I have, nevertheless, generally found that the first sentence - or, sometimes, the first paragraph - tends to set the tone of a story. If the first sentence makes the reader want to read the second sentence, and the third sentence, you are usually 'on the way'.

 

[StrangeLife]

"The green light over the cabin door came on and one by one the Commandos leapt out into the dark and moonless night. Inside the house two thousand feet below Jenna grabbed a firm hold on Leroy's iron hard cock and dragged him towards the couch... "


Yeah, you might be on to something

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

As someone who has generally struggled to follow 'the rules' of writing, I have, nevertheless, generally found that the first sentence - or, sometimes, the first paragraph - tends to set the tone of a story. If the first sentence makes the reader want to read the second sentence, and the third sentence, you are usually 'on the way'.

My rule of thumb is to use whatever attracts attention in real life.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

Added to my ignore list.

you're new, you'll learn.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

A day or two ago I read a short story, TEXAS CITY, 1947 by James Lee Burke, and I can almost recite its 30 pages from memory. Today I started reading a novel he wrote in 2010, and I cant tell you what I read on page one. I know there was plenty about flowers and window shutters.

The first two pages of the story featured Dad coming home drunk, smelling of another woman, him and mom fighting about the other woman, the kids upset, he beats mom up, and she flees in the car, running it into the river, drowning.

I wanna go buy some rainbow striped silk boxers and twerk thru the library.

 

[SamScribble]

I wanna go buy some rainbow striped silk boxers and twerk thru the library.

Are you sure that the library is ready for you, JBJ?