Saturday, November 8, 2014

Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors

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Today's excerpt is from one of my newly finished manuscript called Flood. If something doesn't ring right give a yell. In this excerpt my heroine is being chased by two men, one an upstanding member of the community, and the other an ex-convict. She has agreed to go tubing down the river with the ex-convict.



Jason ignored Caleb. “If you’re determined to do this thing, Aria, maybe I should go with you.”
Should she laugh or get mad, and what on earth could she say to Jason? If she and Caleb were only friends, it wouldn’t matter if Jason came with them or not, but if, as she suspected, they were on the verge of becoming something more, she didn’t want him horning in.
Her eyes cut to Caleb whose face might have been carved of granite for all the expression he showed. All except for his eyes. They burned with dislike and resentment. If she let Jason come, Caleb wouldn’t forget it anytime soon.



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15 comments:

  1. FCEtierNovember 8, 2014 at 10:51 PM

    Pinned, G+, Tweeted.
    Are you on Google Plus?

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  2. Elaine CantrellNovember 8, 2014 at 11:39 PM

    I don't think so Frank. I might have signed up a long time ago, but I've never used it.

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  3. Teresa CypherNovember 9, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    Nice job painting the scene. Love the word choice here: "...horning in..." :-)

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  4. Sarah WNovember 9, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    I like this set-up very much, Elaine!

    And I think I already know which man I'd pick . . . but then again . . . :D

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  5. gemma parkesNovember 9, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Oh dear, feelings running high. Well written snippet!

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  6. Veronica ScottNovember 9, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    Ooh, tense situation. I'm torn as to what she ought to do and cant wait to read more! Great snippet.

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  7. Jess SchiraNovember 9, 2014 at 1:34 PM

    Great snippet

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  8. UnknownNovember 9, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    I really like how you describe Caleb's reaction....or non-reaction. Very well done:)

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  9. Siobhan MuirNovember 9, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    I think "horning in" should be "honing in". Great snippet, Elaine. It certainly paints a specific picture.

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  10. Charmaine GordonNovember 9, 2014 at 3:22 PM

    You've painted a scary scene. An innocent women and two men so different. I say beware young lady.I'm hooked, Elaine.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 9, 2014 at 5:18 PM

    Interesting and tense situation you've created here. Great eight!

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  12. Patricia PrestonNovember 9, 2014 at 7:37 PM

    I think she has an obvious choice. :)

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  13. LindaNovember 9, 2014 at 8:55 PM

    Oups, that's some difficult situation. May I suggest a fist fight? They don't seem to like each other very much.

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  14. Sue Ann BowlingNovember 9, 2014 at 9:19 PM

    Interesting setup.

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  15. JTsuruokaNovember 11, 2014 at 6:12 PM

    Bit of a conundrum she's facing. Way to wind up the tension.

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