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The First Sentence Is a Handshake (2014)
- WaxProlix 6y ago“First sentences are doors to worlds.” - Ursula K Le Guin
- kanobo 6y agoInstantly reminded me of a similar older quote from Jhumpa Lahiri in the NYTimes: “The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace."
- kaetemi 6y agoThe first sentence is a prompt for GPT-3 to write the rest of your book. :)
- krallja 6y agoT-Rex: The first sentence is a prompt for GPT-3 to write the rest of your book. :) T-rex: But then it's a PUSHING TITLE to PATCH. T-Rex: And you cram more of your book into the space between them, like a book loop! Dromiceiomimus: That's... well, I guess it's a little too much. T-rex: The space between them is called "the foamy bottom". T-rex [[with emphasis]]: It's basically the space between the page and the ol' spindle! Utahraptor: So what's your climax? T-rex: That yo know, I mean T-rex: But you don't say "that yo know where to look for inspiration". You just say, "That yo know a place where I can start." Utahraptor: It's the place where you can start a sustained conversation about what idea would be an excuse to tear this friggin' book off into the corner of the room! T-rex: You can? Let yo start! {{title text: I could have a place where I can START the conversation and tell yo I think the guy should pull the trigger!}}