Are you ready to get your creative juices flowing?
I'll give you the first sentence or passage of a famous novel, and your job is to turn it into a paragraph that is totally unique, and totally you!
Authors and characters are all welcome to attempt this little exercise. Let's see how many different perspectives we can create. As a bonus, try to guess the book that's being quoted.
(Incidentally, the last opener was from The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve.)
Okay, are you ready? Here we go!
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me...
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and when I awoke my face was wet with tears and the bars those of my prison cell.
But that dream resurrected hope, reminding me that there was another life, a life of my past, when the world was beautiful and I was in love.
I asked the guard for paper and pencil and, wonder of wonders, he brought me this thick, lined pad so now, through writing I will escape and live again those magical days in Manderlay.
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me...
...but being part of a traveling troupe of acrobats has its advantages, and I was over the gate in no time. Of course, I hadn't counted on the guard dogs. Three snarling rottweilers, and me without a tempting steak to offer.
I love this book! This is "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier. I don't have time to do a paragraph this morning, though.
You got it, Ms. Christine - good job! And, yes, this is one of my favorite books, too - the movie is also sufficiently atmospheric... and one of the few films where I can tolerate the pomposity of Sir Laurence Olivier.
Oh, I love Olivier! He's so... so... 30's. Too smooth by half but that's what makes him irresistable. Like a pre-Cary Grant.
I just find Olivier too scene-chewy at times, but I'll take Cary Grant any day of the week!
I once had a boyfriend who thought he was a Cary Grant. He copied his mannerisms and way of speaking. So ... I haven't been able to stand Cary Grant ever since!
I love Laurence Olivier though. And Rebecca.
That's hilarious, Jil - especially since it's alleged that ol' Cary wasn't as interested in the ladies as his roles might have indicated!
Well, I heard he played for both teams. ;-)
Haha, Christine! Thanks for the clarification. ;-)
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