Have you heard the good news about First Line Frenzy? No, I'm not starting a new religious sect based on ecstatic recitations of your novel's first line...Or am I??In all seriousness, First Line Frenzy started simply enough. On a random day in 2015, I asked my Twitter followers to tweet me their novel's first line so I could share my impressions, feedback, and revision ideas. I wanted to start a community learning project that would bring writers together to learn from and support one another. In the intervening years, #firstlinefrenzy grew into a monthly Twitter event...until my friends at Reedsy asked if I'd be interested in taking FLF live on YouTube.Let's just say, things progressed from there.For yesterday's live event (which you can watch below), we had over 2300 first lines submitted for review. 2300! Confession time: Before every broadcast, I email Martin (my emcee/producer/comments section wrangler) to ask if anyone responded to our call for lines. I always think the bubble will burst and no one will be interested in my hot takes on first lines. But then Martin will casually mention that 4000 people registered and more than half uploaded first lines, and I shove my Imposter Syndrome gremlin back under the bridge where he lives.Long story short: Thank you to all who watched, participated in, commented on, and shared yesterday's First Line Frenzy.In June, I'm running my inaugural "30 Days of FLF," when I'll post a first line critique every day of the month. You can find all the details in the graphic below, and you can always reach out to me on Twitter or Insta with questions. I hope you'll consider participating, and following along on the #firstlinefrenzy hashtag for the month of June.
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Reading & Writing With Rebecca: Issue 10
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Have you heard the good news about First Line Frenzy? No, I'm not starting a new religious sect based on ecstatic recitations of your novel's first line...Or am I??In all seriousness, First Line Frenzy started simply enough. On a random day in 2015, I asked my Twitter followers to tweet me their novel's first line so I could share my impressions, feedback, and revision ideas. I wanted to start a community learning project that would bring writers together to learn from and support one another. In the intervening years, #firstlinefrenzy grew into a monthly Twitter event...until my friends at Reedsy asked if I'd be interested in taking FLF live on YouTube.Let's just say, things progressed from there.For yesterday's live event (which you can watch below), we had over 2300 first lines submitted for review. 2300! Confession time: Before every broadcast, I email Martin (my emcee/producer/comments section wrangler) to ask if anyone responded to our call for lines. I always think the bubble will burst and no one will be interested in my hot takes on first lines. But then Martin will casually mention that 4000 people registered and more than half uploaded first lines, and I shove my Imposter Syndrome gremlin back under the bridge where he lives.Long story short: Thank you to all who watched, participated in, commented on, and shared yesterday's First Line Frenzy.In June, I'm running my inaugural "30 Days of FLF," when I'll post a first line critique every day of the month. You can find all the details in the graphic below, and you can always reach out to me on Twitter or Insta with questions. I hope you'll consider participating, and following along on the #firstlinefrenzy hashtag for the month of June.