https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021 Read the following quotes about literary beginnings. Choose three to respond to - you may explain why you agree, add to it, or explain why you disagree. You may also favorite the comments of others. Be sure to include your name so I can give you credit! en-us 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC 2025-12-05 22:29:07 UTC hello@padlet.com jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926413 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926413 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926414 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926414 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926415 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926415 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926416 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926416 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926418 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926418 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926419 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926419 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926420 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926420 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926421 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926421 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926422 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926422 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926423 2021-09-13 12:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1735926423 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736296298 I agree if you have a bad beginning not many people will continue reading it ]]> 2021-09-13 14:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736296298 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736298587 I feel like whenever I get an idea for a story I always spend the longest figuring out where I begin.]]> 2021-09-13 14:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736298587 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736299774 I agree with this because a first draft has to be rough but it's hard when you feel like your writing isn't good.]]> 2021-09-13 14:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736299774 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736299980 You are building a story from scratch. The progress of making one is long and tedious, just like that of a house.]]> 2021-09-13 14:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736299980 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736304629 I agree with this i think it’s very hard to find where to start a story and what i want the beginning to be ]]> 2021-09-13 14:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736304629 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736305026 I'm taking this literally, but I do all my best writing at night so I definitely agree with this ]]> 2021-09-13 14:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736305026 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736306629 I AGREEE. THIS TIES INTO MY INDECISIVENESS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY WAYS TO START THINGS.]]> 2021-09-13 14:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736306629 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736307564 When it comes to writing, even with fiction where I can bring the most bizarre things to life, I still put some real things in and Whats more real than things I do or have experienced. ]]> 2021-09-13 14:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736307564 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736311878 While I wouldn't say there's nothing to writing, it definitely does feel like pouring out a part of yourself. ]]> 2021-09-13 14:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736311878 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736312716 Every piece of art is new and every piece is precious and should be seen. The artist is always developing and could take on new styles or forms. Each one has worth.]]> 2021-09-13 14:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736312716 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736312903 So true, the start is always the most “scariest” because you have to plot everything and know where u want to take it ]]> 2021-09-13 14:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736312903 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736315520 I agree, but...
if I'm already giving the reader these amazing characters and plot its up to them to picture it. I'm aware its wrong]]> 2021-09-13 14:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736315520 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736318182 Writing may seem meaningless to an outside perspective but there is so much heart and soul poured into it. It also requires dedication.]]> 2021-09-13 14:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736318182 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736320423 In terms of writing, for me, the beginning is the hardest part to write but its crucial because it's the part that needs to draw the reader in to see if they even want to continue. ]]> 2021-09-13 14:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736320423 jcutlip https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736330212 emily no i feel as if things can always change off to a bad start doesn’t mean you cannot fix it

]]> 2021-09-13 14:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736330212 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736331027 Feels like this is trying to say that writers should stray away form simply stating the obvious but create a good story around it.]]> 2021-09-13 14:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736331027 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736338982 I disagree. The scariest moment is when i'm about to end because certain people like Hunter... care so much about a good ending. And I have a tendency of writing a good middle an eh- beginning and I rush the ending. I feel like it's so scary for me because I NEED TO GET IT RIGHT]]> 2021-09-13 14:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736338982 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736341186 True!]]> 2021-09-13 14:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736341186 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736354204 Maybe this is talking about how you're giving away a part of yourself when you write, and you pour yourself out into good writing]]> 2021-09-13 14:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736354204 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736357075 I think she's trying to say that writers warp reality to make even the mundane interesting]]> 2021-09-13 14:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736357075 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736357775 I feel like things that are writable to me may not be writable to you but it really depends on the drive you have towards the topic. Like I can go on and on and on about chocolate but for Josh that may be incredibly hard and he may even conjure bold statements that it is an "unwritable" topic.]]> 2021-09-13 14:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736357775 https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736368258 I think what also helps is that every work - or labor on a work - should draw from an inspiration and aim to add something new.]]> 2021-09-13 14:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jcutlip/Beginnings2021/wish/1736368258