Happy One-Year Anniversary!
To think, I almost forgot!
Happy first birthday/one year anniversary to Fiction Scribe. It’s been a great year and I have truly learned so much since I started writing here. I had no idea what this blog or what I would be like a year later when I started this, but I am proud.
A lot of things have changed this year, and I want to thank everyone who has been with me through the changes. Your feedback and comments have always been a great support.
For your amusement, I thought I’d put up my first post here on Fiction Scribe:
I’ve had quite a few blogs and written plenty of stories in my time, and one thing remains constant: the first words are almost always the hardest. Whether you are facing a blank post box, a blank screen, or a blank piece of paper, coming up with those first words tends to be a struggle.
I don’t know a writer who hasn’t sat down, stared for a bit, and then asked, “Where do I begin?� The perk of being a writer is you can begin wherever you want - beginning, middle, or end - as long as you make a good first impression. Otherwise known to writers as “the hook.�
With the rising popularity of speed dating and the now 40 seconds you have to make a first impression with someone face-to-face (I say about 20 seconds), finally the world is getting a taste of what writers have had to face for ages. The hook can make or break a story, and it can serve to either intrigue the reader or bore them senseless.
While few have perfected the art of a good hook, me not being among them, I hope this serves as a good hook for you to come back and read my future posts. I’m hoping to post in the order similar to how I learned about fiction writing, which is still an adventure I am exploring. I hope to create a guide for the new and perhaps a little reminder of where you’ve come from for veteran writers.
Cheers, mates.
PS. As with any of my blogs, if you want me to take a look at anything relating to what I’m blogging about, just point me in that direction, and I’ll be more than happy to give my two cents.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Happy Anniversary!!!! YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!
October 25th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Thank you.
October 25th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Happy birthday!
October 25th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Thank ye.
October 26th, 2007 at 9:58 am
[...] You guys rock. [...]
October 26th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Happy one year! Mine’s coming up fast, as well, and I know how exciting it is!
October 26th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
It is, isn’t it?
Thanks for stopping by.