The first chapter of your book - write it now

"So there I was, on [FnG]magnolia's mum..."

Now, I know you're an intelligent man, even though your posts almost never show that. Anything to add or just going to snipe?

I dont get the op

It's just a story, there is nothing to 'get'. If you were going to write a book, what would the first chapter of that book look like?

e : holy crap, I missed some awesome in the making.
 
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Once upon a time there was a lovely little sausage called Baldrick.


And it lived happily ever after.

I'm going to continue this.

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Once upon a time there was a lovely little sausage called Baldrick. And he lived happily ever after.
Or did he?

Baldrick was abandoned as a child by his parents, both of whom were Dutch. They worked on a farm, producing a certain type of green plant that many of the natives used to smoke for recreational purpose. This took up so much of their time that Baldrick was forgotten about, not only due to the fact that, unlike his siblings, differed in the sense that he was a sausage and not human.

Baldrick only had his own company which he enjoyed, however he longed for a friend, another sausage companion if you like.
He left home at a young age of 7 and went to explore Europe, travelling amongst baguettes, wraps and frozen BBQ food.

It was one hot summer's day that Baldrick realised what his destiny was. He had arrived in Brighton, England, and saw many other sausages such as himself. However some of them differed slightly. There were many that were much like himself in terms of appearance and taste, however there were others that only came out at night...

Baldrick knew that the other sausages like himself were destined for death, for consumption by humans. The hot summer's day saw many sausages being consumed on disposable BBQ's on Brighton beach, often accompanied by a variety of alcoholic drinks. Baldrick had experienced some alcoholic beverages before at a drinking establishment in Berlin one cold October and did not want to repeat this ever. He was very ill that night.

Sausages were being consumed like no tomorrow. Some were in baps, some in baguettes and some just on their own. Baldrick had to act fast in order to survive, in order to avoid consumption. He darted from stone to stone on Brighton's rocky beach, dodging large podgy fingers from the intoxicated humans. But the inevitable lay just around the corner.

A gathering of seagulls had been watching Baldrick with intent and had been plotting. In an organised and controlled attack, Baldrick was circled from above, the circle was closing in and getting smaller and smaller. A sudden swoop from above and Baldrick was airbourne. He knew his fate, he had been marked for death. For consumption.

In what seemed to be eternity, Baldrick watched as his legs were torn from his sausage body. Next were his arms. His body was last, ripped in two by a fellow seagull.

Nobody heard his screams for help, however it is said that it can be heard when the wind blows in a certain direction today...
 
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Baldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Baldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.

"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.

So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.

"This porridge is too cold," she said

So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.

"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.

After she'd eaten the three hairs' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Baldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.

"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.

So she sat in the second chair.

"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.

So she tried the last and smallest chair.

"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!


To be continued....
 
[FnG]magnolia;20304980 said:
I'm going to buy that.

\o/ Yeah another sale. That's four copies sold! :D :cool:

Kudos for writing a novel but was that little bit prood read? Maybe my English is failing me but I'd change the wording in a few places!

It's my first attempt and my editor had a couple of goes over it. Anyway the second in the series is nearing finish of its first draft. Songs of Death and Destiny will be more of a Novella than a short sci-fi story. Goddess help me with the final one Songs of Love and Loss. Probably be a full novel by the time I get it finished (the outline is complex to begin with)

:cool:
 
\o/ Yeah another sale. That's four copies sold! :D :cool:

It's my first attempt and my editor had a couple of goes over it. Anyway the second in the series is nearing finish of its first draft. Songs of Death and Destiny will be more of a Novella than a short sci-fi story. Goddess help me with the final one Songs of Love and Loss. Probably be a full novel by the time I get it finished (the outline is complex to begin with)

:cool:

That's pretty cool, how long did it take to write?

So it's not just a criticise and run job I've highlighted the couple of changes I'd make. The bit in italics sounds a little clumsy but haven't changed it. Feel free to ignore or tell me why you wouldn't change it :p

Originally Posted by Songs of Rememberance and Redemption
Jahal wondered if somewhere else in the Imperium some 12 year old was hiding like she was. Jahal also pondered if the other girls hiding would be as pointless as hers. Glancing down she looked at the locater implant that would give her position away to the Minders - the nickname for the local police here. It was way past curfew and soon the Minders would usher her back to her current foster family.

"Ahhh I quit" she said aloud with a sigh and jumped down from the duct she had crammed herself into. Landing with a thud she looked up into the masked face of the enemy.
 
That's pretty cool, how long did it take to write?

The idea has been in my mind for years but from actually concept to outlining to production version probably about 4 months. However the first part isn't massively long. Getting it edited and the changes done is a surprisingly long process.

I wouldn't be surprised if the editing and correction of Death & Destiny is going to take months because it is so much bigger than Remembrance. Shame as I'd like it out before Christmas ready for all the new Kindles people will get for christmas. :)

So it's not just a criticise and run job I've highlighted the couple of changes I'd make.

I copied and pasted that section from a draft copy in my DropBox so my editor probably spotted that tense slip. I'll check the Kindle version and change it if it slipped through.
 
Well, I have musings. I have a couple of ideas for books I would like to write but have only written something about my life so far... self absorbed I know.

‘They’ never say when is a good time to write this. A book about yourself that is. Most people that do, either get someone else to do it, or are well known enough for people to want to know the ins and outs of their lives. Me, on the other hand, I’m neither of those. Just an average man, from an average family going through life.
What’s inspired me to share things with the rest of the world? Well, I sit here, in this off white room, on the, what can only be described as, camp bed with a kettle and wooden chair for company and thought, “How did I end up here?”
 
[FnG]magnolia;20305555 said:
The 'blah blah blah' comment? Are we even talking about the same thing?

What else would I be referring to? :confused:

End of the day, the comment was a little uncalled for.
 
As was yours in initial reference to a fairly long post I made. I spent some time on that and you wiped it and made some pithy little comment.

I don't really care if you like what I write but I expect you to moderate it fairly so please do so.

I can't win this argument, can I? :)
 
The post I believe you're referring to, whilst very creative, bared no relevance/input to the thread in question. If you want to continue arguing/debating over this then you know how to get in contact. I don't think I should need to remind you about the bit in the FAQ regarding moderator decisions...
 
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