I think I might try for this some time:
Worst Writing Award 2008 Awarded
The only thing is, I think I'd try to make it more serious, as if it actually were the opening line to a story, unlike the runner ups. Or maybe I'll just take the first line from Twilight and submit that. Hi-yo!
13 hours ago
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This reminds me of contests that ask you to try to write in the style of Hemingway. Only Hemingway could write like Hemingway.
You feel that way about Twilight too? I don't get it at all. All the mommybloggers are creaming their pants over it.
pith and/or snark here.
You have got to host this contest on your blog. Have the best/worst opening blog lines or something!!!!
Of course the prize could be:
a) an autographed pic of Wizard cat and his Posse
b) Leelee pictures
c) something from the lab that has yet to be scientifically classified
Just a thought on the prizes, I'm sure you could come up with better ones (except Wizard cat - I really do want his autograph)
A friend of mine has been oohing and aahing over the Twilight books. I think I might read them just to shut her up.
However, I'll be approaching the task with a lot of prejudice.
My first real exposure to the series was via the crappy trailer for the film adaptation. And I have a lot of strong opinions of what vampires should be like, given the research I did for own always "in progress" vampire novel.
Let me just say, I hate teenage/teenage-looking vampires with a passion.
No it's how infrequently you write. Since you're now writing again. I'll be back
@ minijonb: Yeah, I never understood those, either. I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all, but c'mon.
@ the X: I haven't read it, but the wife did read me passages from it. Wow. S to the H to the I to the double T to the why?
@ falwless: Thank you. Your pith has been greatly appreciated.
@ Lisa's chest: I'll ponder it. Wizard Cat is working on a big project right now. I'll see if he can be bothered to pause in it and the burying of his poop long enough to sign a few 8x10 glossies.
@ Pfangirl: I appreciate the idea of trying to turn the archetypes around a little bit, but, c'mon...hasn't the Vampire with a Soul falling for a Teenager been done already? I'm with you, too...there needs to be a certainly non-teenage look to the Vampires in order to make them "real" in my eyes.
@ Zibbs: I've been posting a lot better. I usually hit a lull in June and July. I blame it on baseball.
Yeah, you could win. Wait, that wasn't a complement.
Okay, you'd lose. Nope, that's not good either.
Darn. I'm shutting up now.
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