I wanted to do something a little special this week since my six month anniversary of Vtubing is coming up! So I decided to go back through all the novels I've written since 2011 and share the opening lines of some of them. So here's a decade of opening lines...
"In the year 4578, after the effects of global climate change had finally settled into a calm of sorts, a homeostasis some might say, society tried to reform what little was left of it." - 2012 "Darkness, dismal darkness." - 2012
"My name…I can’t remember." - 2013 "Outside the window, the gray powder continues to fall." - 2014
"They will never know, and those who know will soon forget." - 2015
"The wind was howling as I lay awake in my bed; I could hear the rain clatter against the roof and tins out by the barn." - 2017
"Her glimmering eyes, that beaming smile, her infectious laughter." - 2018
"A thousand faces, a thousand faces starring at me with their hollow smiles." - 2018
"Magic, a naturally occurring power drawn from the Earth." - 2018
"Last night was a blur." - 2018
"Once a year, for a full week, the city of Scalia comes alive." - 2018
"The pink campanula collected the pouring rain against its will." - 2019
"The cheers and roars of the tournament melted into the darkness of the castle halls." - 2019
"The ground wobbled below as her knees knocked against one another, desperately wanting to collapse under the weight of her body." - 2019
"The world has not always been as it is today." - 2020
"He materialized out of nowhere, arms grabbing hold of her as the impact ripped the air from her lungs." - 2020
"Isolation has a way of making you reflect on the choices you’ve made in your life." - 2020
"The echo of armored footsteps clattered as the chamber door was flung open." - 2020
There were a few novels I had to omit since they would have doxed me (I had a very heavy presence in the writing community before I left to become a Vtuber), but I wanted to share what I could with you because without all of you I wouldn't be where I am today.
Before Vtubing, I was losing faith in the writing community. It felt hollow, cold, and despite all my followers - I felt lonely. But when I started Vtubing, you all welcomed me with open arms. You pushed me to continue writing. You joined me, here, in this community. You gave me a home full of warmth and love.
So here is to all those opening lines, those new beginnings, and grand adventures. Let's write the greatest story the world has ever read!
Love always,
Plotbunny
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