During My Last Year Of College I Wrote The Same Ten Pages Over And Over Again. Those Ten Pages Became The First Few Pages Of My First Novel. I Can Still Recite The Opening Paragraph From Memory - Only Now I Cringe When I Do It Because They Are - Surprise! - A Classic Example Of Overwriting, In Addition To Being A More Than A Little Pretentious.

-Patricia Briggs

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During My Last Year Of College I

Patricia Briggs

During My Last Year Of College I Wrote The Same Ten Pages Over And Over Again. Those Ten Pages Became The First Few Pages Of My First Novel. I Can Still Recite The Opening Paragraph From Memory - Only Now I Cringe When I Do It Because They Are - Surprise! - A Classic Example Of Overwriting, In Addition To Being A More Than A Little Pretentious.

Topic

Memories

College

Years

Adam Has Always Had . . . Heroic Tendencies.” I Touched Adam’s Arm. “he’s My Hero.” There Was Another Pause. . . “that Is The Most Romantic Thing I’ve Ever Heard You Say,” Bran Said. “be Careful, Adam, Or You’ll Turn Her Into A Real Girl.” Adam Looked At Me. “i Like Her Just The Way She Is, Bran.” And He Meant It, Greasy Overalls, Broken Fingernails, And All.

Girl

Real

Hero