It’s Friday again, so you know what that means. It’s #FirstLineFriday!
Now if you’re unfamiliar with what #FirstLineFriday is, let me break it down for you. On Fridays, you:
- Create a post on your blog titled #FirstLineFriday, hashtag and all.
- Explain the rules like I’m doing now.
- Post the first one or two lines of a potential story, a story in progress, or a completed or published story.
- Ask your readers for feedback, and try to get them to do #FirstLineFriday on their own blogs (tagging is encouraged but not necessary).
As you’re well aware, I’ve been having a multitude of ideas of late, and this week’s entry is from one of those ideas, a novel that deals primarily with our idealized selves versus reality, and the side effects of being what is considered “perfect.” Enjoy:
Rochelle drove her aging Chevy down the dingy LA streets, the night clear and hot as hell as she pulled up to an intersection. I’ve gotta get out of this life, she thought as a man hobbled across the street despite the light being against him, before I get eaten by it.
Thoughts? Errors? Let’s discuss in the comments below.
And while we’re at it, why not try #FirstLineFriday yourself? It’s easy, and a ton of fun. And it’s great practice for openings. Try it. You never know if you might enjoy it.
In the meantime, how about entering a giveaway for a free book by yours truly? Enter the contest by clicking here, and see what you can win!
That’s all for now. I’ve got editing this weekend, and at some point I’ll go see Suicide Squad with my sister (I hope it’s good, because DC needs something halfway decent to most audiences). See you around, my Followers of Fear.
Rami Ungar The Writer 
Interesting concept (despite a bit of license taken with first “line” – lol)
I’d like to see “against the light” instead of “despite the light being against him” – but this opening leaves me wondering what kind of life Rochelle feels she must escape, so would lead me to read on.
Congrats on making it through your first blogging year, btw. Onward and upward!
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
– ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder –
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Thank you for the feedback. And I’ve actually been blogging for five years, not one.
My mistake – reading too quickly, no doubt. Congrats on FIVE years. Impressive.
xx, mgh
I’m doing a giveaway if you’re interested. Winner gets a free, autographed copy of one of my books. Link near the bottom of the blog post.
Thanks so much, but I’d hate to chance taking the prize away from true fan of the genre. Well written horror gives me recurring nightmares.
My first career was acting/directing so, strangely enough, I have more “distance” in films. Well-written novels go right into my heart and soul – and the scary ones scare me to death!
Best of luck with your giveaway.
xx,
mgh
Thanks. I also do sci-fi.