I'm reading Veronica, by Mary Gaitskill. The last sentence to the first chapter is: "And I forgot about it for a long time."
Hope to hear from you. It'll be fun to see what you come up with.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Whatcha Reading Wednesday Teaser
I'm reading Veronica, by Mary Gaitskill. The last sentence to the first chapter is: "And I forgot about it for a long time."
Hope to hear from you. It'll be fun to see what you come up with.
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Does reading your rewrites count? If so, then I can play today. =)
Hi Cathy,
On my blog, anything goes. Anyway, why shouldn't your own hard work count? So give me the last sentence of the first chapter of your rewrite!
I think the last sentence in a chapter is just as important as the first. It's what keeps me turning the page, wanting to know more. The first sentence draws you in, and last keeps you there in that space, where you want to know more.
Exactly, Lee. Those last sentences make the book hard to put down at the chapter breaks. Just one more, you keep telling yourself, until before you know it, the book is done.
Since my stories don't have chapters because I write for early readers. I decided to write the very last sentence of the very last chapter in CRY FROM THE PENTAGON by Rebecca Lester Lightbourn (btw, I have a review on my blog) which I read recently. I loved the way she ended her book with a Bible passage with the final words such as these. It's simply perfect!
Maybe one day I 'll understand why.
I hope this doesn't knock me out of the game since I'm not currently reading anything.
Hi Cathy. I believe the game is just for fun and to get people sharing. I love that last sentence of the last chapter (Last sentence of the book then?). I ask myself that question often. Thanks for sharing. I'll get over to your blog as soon as I can to read your review of CRY FROM THE PENTAGON.
" Even after he departed with his heavy load, there seemed to be almost as many books as before, and twice as much sorrow".
Last sentence of the first chapter of the book I am currently reading which is " Essays of E.B. White ".
It reads a bit depressing for a humourist writer. Ha ha.
Sally
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Wow. Sounds like a good read. I've heard that E.B. White is writerly, but that he sets the standard for essay writing. I need to check him out. Thanks, Sally, for contributing your sentence.
I love reading books..as for me the middle chapter is more inportant ..that what keeps the reader to keep on reading till end ,though every chapter is good.
Hi Umamaheswari. A sagging middle to a novel that starts out with a bang can be a real disappointment. So, yes, the middle chapter/chapters are important. In fact ALL chapters are important. Everyone talks about the first chapters because they know that unless the writer pulls readers in at the get-go, they won't even make it to the middle or ending chapters. So what's the last sentence in the middle chapter of the novel you're currently reading?
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