So I copied the out of order sign on my printer and did a few loops of tape on the back. I put saran wrap over the tape so that I could put it into my bookbag and have it ready to get out and place on something at any time. I hoped to get to school early so I could put the sign on something good, like a stair in the main stairwell or the boy's bathroom door by the gym or one of the main doors. But even though I left early we got to school too late and it was much too busy for me to get away with. I didnt get the opportunity to leave it somewhere until lunch so I pretended I was putting my books away or searching for something in my bookbag while everyone walked into the school. The seniors get to sit in the Senior Courtyard on picnic tables so I put the out of order sign on one side of the table I sat at today. I have the first of three lunches so I figure it made an impact, I'm just not sure how big of one. I was afraid to ask anyone from second or third lunch with out making it look obvious it was me. I just like to imagine everyone squeezing on to the other side of the picnic table, thinking that the one side was really out of order...
As for today's task:
I'm supposed to write the opening sentence of my debut novel. I've tried to think of this one, but it has stumped me. There are just sooo many possibilities!! Would my novel be about me? or a work of fiction? or would it be something like a textbook?
I've decided to just wing it right now for the sake of time and the fact that it will probably not be any better if I spend hours thinking about it than if I were to just throw something out here.
"I awoke ready to face my 52nd year of life, my 14th year of being alone, my 3rd year of considering online dating an option, when the SWAT team busted through my bedroom door and changed everything."
That novel has some possibilities, doesn't it? The main character could be a man or a woman. I could get into why they're alone. And why they're finally ready to find companionship. And then there's the whole thing with the SWAT team. Is he/she a criminal? is he/she somehow involved in a big crime? hmmm...
I would never read that book though because it sounds kind of lame.
but that's just me and maybe you dont always write books that you like.
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Haha, I like where you put your sign. It's funny because, when you think of "out of order" you think of a machine or electronic device being broken, not really a table, you know? So people would walk up to it and be like, "Out of order? Weird," and even though it didn't really make sense, they would still believe it and go sit somewhere else. That would be funny for a Candid Camera thing.
I like your sentence. I know though, it was really really hard to think of something because of all the endless possibilities. When I really sat down to try to think of my sentence, I started going into detail like you were saying, like trying to figure out what the story would about and the plot and everything, but seriously, one sentence could be the beginning of ANY story. It's so broad. But like I said, I do really like yours. I like how you did the years thing because I've never read something like that before. And it does leaving you hanging on-edge with the whole SWAT team thing. :)
Oh yeah, and I liked the "3rd year of considering online dating an option" part the best.
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