Paragraph Trouble

Paragraph # I don’t remember.

November 2, 2009 4

This is by a special request – I on deadline and wouldn’t do this normally. I did drop the ball on paragraphs, so once EDGE 2 is turned in at the end of the month, I’ll reopen to resubmissions and submissions again and we’ll run the paragraph thing through the month of December. Let’s see,…
Paragraph #30

July 3, 2009 2

Next, Author’s note: the protagonist is twelve Mesmerized by harsh, emerald eyes staring back at me, I didn’t notice his hand until it was sliding down my shoulder. Even then, I didn’t look down at it. He walked a few feet away and joined the other two boys. Disappointed, I realized my arm felt wet.…
Paragraph #29

July 3, 2009 Respond

Happy Friday, The power of attraction between them had quadrupled since they’d last met and they escaped the restaurant separately as discreetly as The Ivy’s entrance, circled by paparazzi, would permit. A text message and two black cab rides later, they were reunited in his flat, snogging like hormones-driven teenagers, carelessly tearing off articles of…
Paragraphs

June 8, 2009 Respond

Jess asks: The Paragraphs you help edit in your blog posts, do people just send them to you and you randomly pick them or is it just one person you are helping with their story writing? An embarassingly long time ago I offered to critique 1 paragraph of 100 words on the blog. I opened…
Paragraph #28

June 8, 2009 Respond

Next, It started with a prickle at the back of her neck. Lifting her head, she scanned the crowded bar quickly, assessing each person for danger before moving on to the next. A quick glance showed her no one out of the ordinary, just the usual smattering of disgruntled workers and tourists that thought visiting…
Paragraph #27

June 8, 2009 Respond

Morning! You only felt fear when you had something to lose. That phrase repeated through my head, especially when it seemed that the world was a living, breathing being, constantly remaking itself on every inhale, every exhale. A being that seriously enjoyed fucking with me. Good paragraph. The first sentence creates tension – what does…
Paragraph #26

April 16, 2009 Respond

Moving on: Jaered breathed in, smelling the tang of the few humans who dared walk among the vampires, and smirked to himself. Excitement, fear, and that ineffable thing that screamed ‘prey’ to all his instincts. Beneath it all, he gloated. Baby vampires like himself, younger than five years, weren’t supposed to be in a place…
Paragraph #25

April 16, 2009 Respond

Evening, Once a year the great devas gathered, making John feel like a dog with its tail tucked between its legs as he accompanied Lady Persephone, mingling amongst people who could eat him like an hors d’oeuvres. He longed for the days when they met only every ten years, and cursed modern transportation. Now they…
Paragraph 24 (the other was 23, awelkin is completely right)

March 9, 2009 Respond

Evening, Every night had to end eventually. The sun always rose. Always went down too, a little while later. Barring any disaster-movie-worthy cataclysm, the Earth would keep right on spinning. With that in mind, I knew it was only a matter of time until another force of nature bore down on me. My mother. She…
Paragraph #24 (I think)

March 6, 2009 Respond

Evening, “Please,” he said, quietly, and this time there was desperation in his voice. “Please, I’m lost and there’s nobody else to help me.” She crouched down so that her face was level with his. This close she could see the shadows of his eyes, the lashes that clung together with the water. Dark hair…