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Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors, the weekly hop for everyone who loves to write! Sign up below with your name, blog and email and share an 8 to 10 sentence snippet of your writing on Sunday. Your post needs to be live between 12:00 noon on Saturday 11/26/16 and 09:00 AM on Sunday 11/27/16. Visit the other participants on the list and read, critique and comment on their 8sunday posts. Spread the word, share the love, warriors. Twitter hashtag #8sunday. It's NaNoWriMo, and my very first time participating in it, so of course you will be getting excerpts from my WIP, a novella, Stolen Secrets! If you have been following Book II of my Illuminati series, The Tree of Life, you will know that I just introduced a minor character, Prince Mukhtar, who appears in both Book I, The Book of Life, and Book 11, of the Illuminati Series. He is also the hero of a Romance Fantasy Novella I am writing for NaNoWriMo, a little spinoff adventure! In it, Isis has sent him to retrieve a chalice to be used in a ceremony that will break the spell the jinni, Ornias (from my short horror story) has cast upon the Ring of Solomon, before their mortal enemy, Set, can get his hands on it. The heroine, Lady Isabella Valentine, has been hired to retrieve the same artifact from an anonymous benefactor, who has sent a helper, David Khoury, to assist her on the archaeological dig. Prince Mukhtar wishes to change her mind. Here’s a bit from where I left off last week . . . (*Note: It's NaNo, so may be a bit rough in spots.) He made no move to accept it, but instead chuckled, a rich, deep timber that made her smile in response until he said, “Now you have not answered my question,” and she wished she had just shared an intimate joke so they could become better acquainted instead of parting company. “My services are already engaged, which is why I am not at liberty to say,” she said softly, lifting her hand and waving the sketch at him. He reached out to take the paper, but instead of accepting it, he clasped her hand and cradled it within his own. Something flickered in his eyes. Disappointment? Annoyance? I hope you liked the snippet I posted for Elizabeth this week while she's busy with NaNo! She gave me a chewy to play with and it even squeaks, so she can do whatever she wants as far as I'm concerned. I love toys! Be sure to visit the other fine Weekend Writing Warriors and #Snippet Sunday Authors for more great reads!
28 Comments
11/27/2016 06:36:48 am
Sounds like he's not willing to part company yet. And she doesn't seem to want to either. Nice snippet! :)
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 12:57:42 am
Thanks, Jessica! I agree.
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11/27/2016 06:44:36 am
I like the chemistry here! And of course, I'd be out trudging the desert in those shorty shorts, too!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 12:58:33 am
Oh, me too! Shorty shorts are so practical for sun protection! LOL!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 12:59:02 am
Thanks, Amy. They are starting to heat it up!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 12:59:48 am
Seems like it, doesn't it? Good observation, Aurora!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:00:22 am
Thanks, Angelica. I appreciate the encouragement!
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11/27/2016 10:45:29 am
Much hidden meaning and subtext going on here...enjoyed the snippet!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:00:49 am
Thanks for the kind words, Veronica!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:01:23 am
Thanks, Janell! I want to heat things up a bit!
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11/27/2016 02:20:22 pm
You chose a good snippet, Hudson. It captures the awkwardness that can presage attraction.
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:02:07 am
Thanks, Ed. Humans can be so complicated. Love seems pretty simple to me...
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11/27/2016 03:23:59 pm
great snippet!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:02:33 am
Thanks, Pam!
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11/27/2016 03:47:46 pm
He really wants something. I'm not sure if it's her, or just her help, but I can tell he's not giving up that easily!
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:03:12 am
Thanks, Caitlin! I won NaNo!
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11/27/2016 03:48:38 pm
Great excerpt and well done with NaNo - looks as if it's shaping up really well! Nicole :)
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:03:50 am
Thanks, Nicole! I appreciate the kudos!
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Alicia Dean
11/27/2016 04:20:31 pm
Ha, who doesn't love toys? :) Great snippet...very intriguing.
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:04:39 am
LOL! Thanks, Alicia! Hudson has a whole list of toys for Santa...such a spoiled child. ;)
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Diane Burton
11/27/2016 05:42:25 pm
Well, now... One of them needs to make the move. Nice snippet.
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:05:07 am
It's coming...honestly! LOL!
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11/28/2016 11:27:08 pm
I wonder if the flirting is because he's interested in her or if he's trying to use romance/sex appeal to persuade her to help him.
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Elizabeth Alsobrooks
12/4/2016 01:05:37 am
Yes, that is the question, for sure! Thanks, P.T.
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