Struggling with the first sentence by Misha Herwin
I
shouldn’t be writing my blog. I should be working on Chapter 3 of the new Poppy
and Amelia book, which I would be doing if I could get the first sentence down
on the screen. Those opening words are the key to everything. Once they are in
place the rest of the chapter will flow. I know exactly what’s going to happen
and who is going to say and do what. It’s the start that’s so hard.
It’s
a little like the old days when you had to pull out the clutch before the car
would start. Those of us that drove rust buckets can probably remember that
feeling of trepidation when you got into the car and had no idea whether the
engine would start first time. If it didn’t you were in danger of flooding the
carburettor and then you’d have to wait before you could try again and if you
were already late…
Perhaps
the trick is to use a standard formula “It was a dark and stormy night,” for
example. Except in my story, it isn’t. It’s a bright summer afternoon on the
last day but one of term and the two apprentice witches have a problem they
need to solve before school the next morning. Being not totally skilled in
magic, something is bound to go wrong, now there’s a thought…
I
may not have cracked the first sentence, but I’ve come up with a great idea. But
if you want to find out what it is, you’ll have to wait until I’ve finished
writing the book.
Comments
Hope you’ve got your sentence now and are bowling along.