Line by Line 9-16-2020
#WritingCommunity,
You are invited to #LineByLineTime, A Mini Critique Hour hosted by @graestonewriter on Twitter.
In the movie, Gore Vidal’s Lincoln, the president “runs the lines” of The Gettysburg Address with his aides, saying, “I have a short short short speech, which I will try out on the chickens, as the farmer said.”
(Marvelous, powerful movie that has haunted me all these years.)
Each week #LineByLineTime writers share lines from their WIPs. (Try it out on the chickens, as the farmer said.)
During the hour, there will be a focus question, a chance to share, and a time for “best in show.”
…Nex
Next Time: Our Best World Building Line
Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 PM Eastern, the #WritingCommunity will share lines that bring the reader into the main characters world.
I am using Betsy Byars Good-bye, Chicken Little for examples of our Line-By-Line exercises. Byars wrote MG books for years, won prestigious awards, and knew her stuff. Betsy passed away on February 26, 2020.
This passage gives the reader a picture of the blue-collar town as Uncle Pete “skates” to his death on the Monday River.
No one on the bank spoke. Above them, on the bridge, that crowd had grown silent. Beyond, on the west bank, workers on lunch break from the glass factory had gathered and stood motionless too.
I hope you will join us Wednesday.
Feel free to make helpful suggestions about other lines the group might explore in the future.