Books It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times (Gimme $5)
posted by on July 18 at 14:00 PM
I think that this is kind of a joke, but kind of serious, too:
Writing is hard. Stringing letters together to make words? Hard. Grouping those into meaningful sentences? Harder. But the hardest part? Ask any successful novelist: the hardest part is writing the opening paragraph. And the first paragraph is crucial: without it, by definition there can be no second paragraph.
They’re selling first paragraphs to aspiring writers.
Here’s Item #PGH48555878:
The President was in a pensive mood as he wondered what sort of arc his second term would follow, and idly surveyed what he believed to be the Washington Monument (but which was, in fact, the Capitol) through the tinted, bullet-proof windows. It had been a tough day, but as his motorcade sped along the edge of the Mall some minutes later, his body tensed as he thought about how lucky he was to have a Secretary of Defense who was so good at sucking cock.
If you want to buy it, it’s $152.25, and I’d like a finder’s fee, please.
I must admit, if I encountered that opening paragraph, I would likely read the second.
snort...I wrote that short story 15 years ago...bad porn is easy to write...
Bush and Rumsfield? Cheney rings the bell
Only 152.25, with words like "pensive" that's a bargain!
Ladies and Gentlemen... may I introduce Secretary of Defense Jeff Gannon.
I think that should be:
"as his body tensed he thought about how lucky he was to have a Secretary of Defense who was so good at sucking cock."
Then in the next paragraph, of course, he releases some of that tension.
I added all 21 available paragraphs to my cart, and for just $6588.75, I could have a completely incoherent 3665-word story composed of nothing but somewhat-catchy "starter" blurbs.
Or, I could pay off my student loans.
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