This is my first time trying a story in the first person, and started with something of a challenge. I'm looking for crits of the first 2873 words. I'm actually unsure as to whether or not this should be an intro scene to a book, the beginning of a short story, or a serial. It's fun, though.
Blackout is an urban fantasy story, rated PG-13 for violence and minor league swearing.
quote: I snapped out of it that night with a pain in my jaw. Someone had punched me in the face. Again? Really? Usually I don’t come to until it’s all over. The man underneath me was clawing and scraping, desperately reaching for… oh ****, a gun? So much for trying to stop. My hands were bloody already. I hit him hard in the back of the head. It was oddly exhilarating. Like I said, I usually don’t wake up till after. Despite my history, violence is kind of a new thing for me. Blood splattered out beneath him. Something snapped. He screamed. Why? Why can’t I just go out to a movie like a normal person? A normal person who goes right the hell home after he’s done. I hit him again—he was still moving. I’d like to be merciful, but chances were that he didn’t have much left anyway and I doubt if
Posted by annepin (Member # 5952) on :
I'm hooked. I'd be happy to read what you've got (and I promise to stop at the 2784th word).
Posted by CGreen (Member # 9718) on :
Mmm, I'm not sure.
'snapped out' and 'usually i don't come to' and 'usually don't wake up' these seem to kind of repeat the issue. I'm thinking if you leave some of the thoughts out you might grab me a little more.
Such as start with the feeling of being punched in the face, maybe give us some confusing thoughts, and have him fight back.
Thing is - in this situation, I'm not sure if he would have these calm thoughts.
Posted by Merlion-Emrys (Member # 7912) on :
My only quarrel with this is, at the very beginning I haven't the faintest idea what in the name of unconsciousness he's snapping out of. Other than that, very nice.
Send it on to me.
Posted by Denevius (Member # 9682) on :