I’ve got a new addiction. One Line Wednesday on Twitter. All the cool kids are doing it.

One Line Wednesday, or #1LineWed as it’s hashtagged, trends every single week for hours and hours on end. Writers and readers alike have fallen in love with this very simple premise:

Each Wednesday, the Mystery/Romantic Suspense chapter of Romance Writers of America, also known as the Kiss of Death (KOD) chapter (Twitter handle @RWAKissOfDeath), declares a theme for the day. Writers and authors (of all genres, by the way) post one line of their book / poem / work-in-progress containing the theme word and hashtagged with #1LineWed. It’s great fun and, yes, more than just a tad addictive.

Bonus: If you’re a writer looking to build your tribe on social media, One Line Wednesday is a terrific way to share your work with potential readers and fans, one line at a time.

In addition to my own #1LineWed posts, I make it a point to seek out the posts of others to like. (Simply type #1LineWed in the Twitter search bar.) The best of them I also retweet.

Bonus-Bonus: Many of those you like and retweet will follow you and like and retweet your posts, too. I love “meeting” and getting to know other writers this way!

Today’s theme was “Back.” Here are my posts, followed by some of my favorites by others today:

But what happened next and in the days following that night made sure there was no going back. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

“My … help?” I swallowed the expletive bubbling at the back of my throat. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

I sat on the edge of the sofa in my terry robe, the occasional cold rivulet winding its way down my back from my still-wet hair. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

The banging on the front door jolted me back to the present. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

“Well, you’d better get back before she comes looking for you. How’d you shake her loose in the first place?” #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

I sat back in my chair. “So, let’s hear your side of the story.” #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

Memories of a similar embrace flooded back to me on the scent of his skin. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

He followed me down the walkway to the street, so close that his breath prickled the hairs on the back of my neck. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

The stoners could be heard laughing a little louder than anyone else from their table way in back. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

Over the back of the seat, all I could see was short, spiky hair standing on end like a startled porcupine. #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

The cacophony of human panic was broken by a single male voice. “Stand back. FBI.” #1LineWed — L.C. Rooney (@LCRooney_Author) April 13, 2016

And a few of my favorites by others:

Looking back serves no purpose without the means to get there. #1linewed#amwriting — B. E. Van de Viere (@bevandeviere) April 13, 2016

There was a subtle wariness to her, like a crack of light under a closed door. She was always backlit by fear. #1LineWed — Kimberly VanderHorst (@Kymburleev) April 13, 2016

Pushing into #Maine spruces, I found remains of past ages, stone foundations, lives lost or turned back. #1linewed pic.twitter.com/cabsAoy0u2 — Fran Hennessey (@FranEHennessey) April 13, 2016

I scrape my heart off the earth, gather its remains into a bloody pile, and press it back into my chest. #1linewed — Anna Priemaza (@annab311a) April 13, 2016

He glanced back once before leaving me alone. Only I wasn’t alone. The room was crowded with memories, ghosts & possibilities. #1linewed #WIP — Katherine Fleet (@KatherineFleet) April 13, 2016

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