My specfic winged romance, Grounded, is on sale in the US at the special price of 99c until 11 Dec! Check out your favourite US ebook site to see why reviews called it "a sweet, empowering tale of renewal" and "one of the best paranormal romances I've read".
Write a fabulous first line for a story that is guaranteed to catch /your/ interest and would make you read the story.
Criteria
Fiction, non-fiction, doesn't matter. A good led is as inspiring as a hook.
Doesn't matter if you would actually write the story, but bonus points is you report you did!
Aim for less than 200 characters or 50 words, but a good sentence overrides all other factors!
Reply to this thread and boost if you take the challenge. (Use both hashtags if you post solo.)
Here's my entry:
I was 11 years old when my dad crashed the chevy and I learned that taking an airbag to the face would have been safer than teleporting into a field of corn at 25 miles per hour.
Sometimes we want to hear that is more than beauty.
From: My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed, So We Had Wild Sex (Serialized Novel)
From Chapter 18: Butterfly Wings
“You’re my butterfly, a black butterfly with lavender-tipped wings.” I touched the ends of her hair. “I know it’s about how you look, but…”
This time, she stopped me by putting a finger on my lips. “I understand. You think I am beautiful. I’m glad you like how I look, as long as that isn’t all.”
Finished "How You Get the Girl" by Anita Kelly. 5/5⭐️.
Y'all. It's a heartwarming :pride_asexual: / :pride_demisexual: / :pride_agender: / :pride_genderqueer: journey of discovery, with some :infinity_mental_health: thrown in.
If you need a nice, sweet, comfy palate cleanser of a read, where it's just people trying to figure out each other and themselves, this is a good choice. It's book 3 in the "Love & Other Disasters" series, and has cameos but stands alone just fine.
Found Incomparable Beauty by accident. I rarely watch modern #cdramas but Chen Xiao is the main actor so 😜 The Youtube subs are terrible but fortunately I can understand enough Mandarin to get by. Such pleasure to see good actors onscreen & I really enjoy watching the lives of people in modern China.
My only question about this show is...if they are all in Beijing why don't I hear the distinctive "Beijing hua" accent? 😂
There are 2 at the moment. 1 is in the final stages of appearing as a serial and the other is in the early stages of plotting. Hopefully, today I will start sorting out the first chapter.
1.) My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed, so We Had Wild Sex
Miyazaki-san is a good girl about to discover a new world of queers, sex, D&S, and #yokai.
Miyazaki is a well-behaved 2nd-year university student whose only act of rebellion was to go to a general university instead of a business college. Until she meets Kaori, a cursed (I literally mean cursed) borderline yandere. Kaori recognizes Miyazaki as her only hope of escaping her own personal yandere, an ex-girlfriend who is now a vengeful ghost.
This is their story of falling in love, starting a relationship, and stabilizing it.
Oh yes, they also have to figure out what to do about the ghost that is trying to drag both of them off to hell.
From: My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed, So We Had Wild Sex (Serialized Novel)
From Chapter 4: Glass Heart
There was something behind me; I could feel it, and I could smell the cloying odor of roses. My back grew cold, and my hands turned numb, but I got the door unlocked, and it burst open. Kao-san stood there like a goddess come to earth. In one hand she thrust forward a cross and with the other shoved a Shinto charm into my hand. She stepped past me, saying, “Meiko-san, you can’t have her; she’s mine. Om Vajrapani Hayagriva Garuda Hum Phat.”
It was supposed to be a 850 word (hashtag)Writever for the "Inking" prompt. The main story is already at 1,200 words as the situation progresses into "this may not end well" territory. Now just wrote 650 words of notes from my daydreaming in bed this morning. Have to ensure I won't forget the various beats in what I haven't yet written.
Not sure I'm how I feel writing a magical world #fantasy with #romance and mildly erotic almost SFW elements. Breaking into "hot" new territory with this one. Kind of out of my comfort zone.
I know an erotic romance author, though. Now I'll have a work to discuss with her and can feel like a genuine author when we next talk.
I finished a book that wasn't for work! First one in like 3 months. I decided last night to try a romance which is a genre I haven't read much of in the last couple of years. I started the book last night and finished today.
My headphones are dead so I can't finish what I was doing for work. I complained to the husband and he said to read a book. So that is exactly what I intend to do.
“The Idea of You”: Deconstructing the Modern Romance Through a Cinematic Lens (articleshubspot.com)
Premiering on Amazon Prime Video, "The Idea of You" offers a captivating exploration of contemporary relationships and societal expectations.
Best romance anime where the cold tsundere slowly falls for the guy
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2f3yh2Km1HFC5n627THfWU?si=Szxb7yv0T-ykXtvWTKNakA