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Bubblicious (Jun 17, 2009)
I'm writing a novel. Gunna be hard, but I have this idea. But I need help, does this sound like a good beginning? Should I change anything while I'm ahead?

I met Veronica Hale on the morning of March 22nd, the day we returned from school, after a long week of partying. Going to the beach at night, spending time with my boyfriend, getting drunk and getting high had me worn out, and all I wanted was a week to rest. My best friend, Rosie, sat behind me, and I could hear her scribbling away on her notebook. She was probably writing me a note, or something. Spring break of '03 had been the best spring break of our lives, since kindergarten, at least.
Okay, I said met, as if we hadn't before, but what I meant was, officially. She and I have known of each other's existence since we were young, but we didn't know each other on a personal level. She was just a face, another person in the background of my life. What I didn't know was that, soon, oh so very soon, she would probably mean more to me than anyone else in the world.
During that spring break, me and my boyfriend made a bet. He said I could not become friends with Veronica, because she was probably the strangest girl in the school, the most introverted in the entire school. I said I could. I could and I would. If he won, we would have sex for the first time. He wasn't a virgin, like I was, but I was a woman of my word, and I was not about to back down and say 'no'. I kept my promises, I paid my debts, and if I lost a challenge, I would admit defeat peacefully, even if it meant sleeping with my boyfriend.
Don't get me wrong, he is a very attractive guy. I was lucky enough to even have him say my name, let alone be my boyfriend. He was the complete and total hottie of the school, with a nice, even beach tan, sandy blond hair, piercing blue eyes, and a muscular body. He held so much power over me. With on small touch of the skin, my heart pounded, thundering in my ears. With one soft whisper, he held my heart, and with one quick kiss, I melted into a pile of mushy goo. The only real problem I have with him is how persistent he is, and controlling. I loved him, more than anything, but I was not ready to sleep with him, or anyone, for that matter.
Anyway, he thought he would win. He was oh so very wrong.
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Maiko (Jun 18, 2009)
You are overusing "oh so very"

also, try not to go off topic, I know that you have to describe the characters, but I didn't feel like it was necessary to describe the boyfriend while you were still on the topic of the "being friends with this girl"

Try to make the reader want to read more into the character, don't give everything away about them just yet.
We readers want to learn about the characters slowly.

Don't use "anyway..." because it just sounds like you're chatting with someone, and that you DID get off topic.

Good luck! :D
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Bubblicious (Jun 18, 2009)
Thanks bunches~ I'll fix it now. I appreciate the help!
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enjoydotcom (Jun 18, 2009)
This is very similar to the plot of Cruel intentions.
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Bubblicious (Jun 18, 2009)
Cruel Intentions? What's that? o.o Man... I didn't want to copy anything...
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enjoydotcom (Jun 18, 2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/
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Bubblicious (Jun 18, 2009)
I see.. well, that's not what's going to happen in my story. Thanks for showing me though, enjoy.
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backmagicwoman (Jun 18, 2009)
Cruel Intentions was a modernized version of Dangerous Liasons...good movies...
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Bubblicious (Jun 18, 2009)
Hmm... I'll have to watch them sometime.
 
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