"We regret that we are unable to use the material you submitted to our magazine."
This is the first line that makes writers think of visiting a local bar. Or eating a box of cookies. The first line of a rejection slip. Of course you know even before the first line. The self addressed stamped envelope in your mailbox is like a pinless grenade, waiting for you.
About Me
- Ms. First Line
- First lines. You find them everywhere: in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, movies, plays, songs, in the voices of people you know well, and those you don’t. In this blog, you’ll find a compilation of captivating lines, sentences, random thoughts, and quotes from every part of life. Some of these lines will lead to other observations, which I’ll elaborate on through small, eruptive tantrums or tangled, poetic musings; it all depends on what I read, what I imagine, what I hear, what comes to life. So be careful what you say out there, distant followers. You never know. I could be listening to you.