25 first lines

There is a meme that asks you to post and analyze the first lines of the last 25 fics you wrote. 25! That seems like a lot. I was never a very prolific writer so this should take me back quite far into my fanfic career. And it should distract me from feeling unwell.

First lines are important. In fandom they probably have much less bearing on whether people read a fic than in general writing, since I imagine readership is mostly determined by pairings and warning labels. But really amateurish first lines probably still put people off who clicked because they were hoping for some good Percy/Ron spanking fic or something.


( Fair warning, one of the first lines is hilariously pornographic. Hilarious to me at least. )

Well that was cleansing. Hopefully dismay at my old writing means I've improved.

25 first lines

There is a meme that asks you to post and analyze the first lines of the last 25 fics you wrote. 25! That seems like a lot. I was never a very prolific writer so this should take me back quite far into my fanfic career. And it should distract me from feeling unwell.

First lines are important. In fandom they probably have much less bearing on whether people read a fic than in general writing, since I imagine readership is mostly determined by pairings and warning labels. But really amateurish first lines probably still put people off who clicked because they were hoping for some good Percy/Ron spanking fic or something.


( Fair warning, one of the first lines is hilariously pornographic. Hilarious to me at least. )

Well that was cleansing. Hopefully dismay at my old writing means I've improved.