Tangled Threads (again)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
In the beginning of a story, everything signifies, everything has consequences. That's why beginnings are so hard: You must stay in the moment, but also, you must see ahead. You cannot trap yourself inside the sound of a lovely line if the line is not a fathoming.
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Just wanted to say I read your book Undercover last night. I loved the beauty of the language in the book. You have an amazing way of looking at the world.
Thanks for giving me a glimpse of it!
Oops. If I'm going to quote, I need to get it right!
"if the line is not a fathoming." Wow.
Working on the beginning of a new novel now. Thank you, Beth!
Beginnings are so hard for that reason--they have to do so much and they start from nothing.
interesting. it's all got to be there, doesn't it, ready for the revelation. cool.
How true. Beautifully said.
Why do you always have the most beautiful posts? ;)
That's exactly it. That's why beginnings are so hard to write, to get right.
Beginnings are also alone places.
Thank you all for making this start feel less alone.
So true. Sometimes they're easier to write once you've gotten to the end.
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