Well, you've been doing it in some sense when you send me your text files for Scimitar. But now you might see the difference between what most authors pick - the lines that somehow imply the plot or major action - and what I pick, as archivist. That is, I pick the lines that explain the most while raising the most questions - at least, that's what I aim for.
In other words, I think of what quote I would expect to see if it were a published work and I were looking for a few lines or dialogue that I'd put at the top of the back of the book - that leading quote that's followed by a teasing summary of the story. ;D
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Date: 5 Nov 2004 07:16 pm (UTC)In other words, I think of what quote I would expect to see if it were a published work and I were looking for a few lines or dialogue that I'd put at the top of the back of the book - that leading quote that's followed by a teasing summary of the story. ;D