It’s been three years since I’ve done this. Almost to the month! But with a new book out, I think it’s time to take it up again, at least for one week. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s #FirstLineFriday!
Now for those of you who don’t know, #FirstLineFriday was (and perhaps in certain corners of the Internet, still is), a popular meme for writers where on Friday they post the first one or two lines of a potential story, a story-in-progress, or something already published. In 2015 and 2016, I did this every week, without fail. I only stopped after #64 because I’d started my new job at that point and couldn’t keep it up between work and writing and all that. But three years later, not only do I have a book out, but I think doing this once won’t kill me.
So for those of you who’ve never seen #FirstLineFriday before, here are the rules. 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/published story.
- Ask your readers for feedback and try to get them to try #FirstLineFriday on their own blogs (tagging is encouraged but not necessary).
Everybody got that? Good, moving on!
You can probably guess what story I’m going to be quoting this time around. After all, what else am I talking about lately? It’s as if I haven’t written anything else in my whole life. My quote comes from A Tale of Two Cities, ghost-written under the name Charles Dickens.
Kidding. It’s from River of Wrath, my supernatural horror novel partially inspired by Dante’s Inferno.
Kidding again (though eventually I’d like to feature River of Wrath on its own #FirstLineFriday). It’s Rose. Of course it’s Rose. What else would it be?
Anyway, here are those first two lines:
Okay, this is weird. Where the fuck am I?
Thoughts? Impressions? Funny responses? Let’s discuss in the comments below.
And now for the tag. I tag Priscilla Bettis, who’s become a regular presence on this blog. Looking forward to what you put out next week! And feel free to use the graphic. I created it just for it to be used.
That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. If you’re at all interested in checking out Rose, the links for the paperback and the e-book (still not linked for some reason. Get your act together, Amazon!) are below. Until next time, which will probably be tomorrow, pleasant nightmares!
Rami Ungar The Writer 
Hey, that’s ME! Wow, I’ve never been tagged before. I’ve never done a meme before because I have a low-key, more infrequent blogging style. I’ll THINK about it.
Your Rose first line is awesome. It made me giggle and want to read more. That’s a successful first line!
I love that first line. It’s one of the best I’ve ever written. Probably the best.
If you do decide to do this, let me know do I can see it.