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Books let our minds soar…
You all remember my gal pal Gayle, right? Last month she hung out with us here on the blog, giving us great advice on self pubbing and being a multi-genre author.
Well, that crazy lady tagged me in the Lucky Seven Meme. I know! What is she thinking? I’m in the very beginning stages of this book and I already posted a little something from my fantasy, The Temple of Ardyn back in March. What’s a girl to do? Not one to take a challenge lightly, I decided to go ahead and put up something from Because of You, my fiction piece I’ve been writing while Ardyn is on hiatus.
In case you forgot, here are the rules:
1. Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript (fiction or non-fiction)
2. Go to line 7
3. Post on your blog the next 7 lines, or sentences, as they are – no cheating
4. Tag 7 other authors to do the same
Right, so here’s from page 77, line 7. Fair warning ~ it’s adult fiction with sex and swear words!
Later that night, after she showered the salt water from her hair and applied lotion to her chapped skin, she made a list of all the things Andrea said she needed to work on. She tapped her pencil on the paper trying to recall the details of their pact when her phone chimed. Thinking it would be Andrea texting her with another thing to add to the list, Elizabeth grinned with amusement as she picked up the phone. The laughter died in her throat when she read the text. It wasn’t from Andrea, but a blocked number.
*Bitch. You fuck with me, I’ll fuck you up.”
A picture accompanied the message. It was of a white rabbit covered in blood, the throat cut.
Now is the fun part! I get to tag seven of my writing friends to share a little something of their work. Since I love getting a peak into other writer’s worlds, I would love to know what these ladies and gentlemen are working on!
- Fabio Bueno
- Angela Orlowski-Peart
- Angela Wallace
- Myndi Shafer
- Jillian Dodd
- Marcy Kennedy
- Diana Murdock
- Patricia Sands
- Yes, I know this is eight. I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with math.
If you’ll recall from Gayle’s interview she’d rather wear a tiara instead of a baseball cap, but she didn’t have a tiara. Well, she does now! It looks great on her, too.
Please hop on over to Gayle’s blog to read her excerpt. Some of her chosen authors put their seven lines in the comments, so please read those as well. Also, our friend Indy Quillen participated in the Lucky Seven Meme on her blog. She doesn’t usually participate in these games, but had an interesting reason for taking on the challenge.
If you’d like to participate, please feel free to leave your seven lines in the comments, or better yet, post on your blog! Make sure you link back here so I know to tell everyone how fabulous you are and to check out your post.
What do you think of these internet games? Do you like them? Loathe them? Wish you could have more of them?
LOVE the excerpt. Must. Have. More! Squeeee…delicious and I can’t wait to get sneak peaks from the others…squeee!
Gail…LOVE the tiara – gooorgeous darlin’!!!
Aw, you’re so sweet! Soon, my precious, soon. This one might actually get out before the fantasy!
oh wow. I’m hooked and want more. More I tell you. More
Thank you! I just need to edit/revise it now. So much fun.
I would never say editing is fun, but to each their own
What the WHAT?? Elizabeth’s got a problem!! Can’t wait to read more. Thanks for the tag!
I know, right! She’s got a huge problem. Will you put up Shrilugh or something new? Either will be super fabulous!
I’m not sure…still chewing. I’ve done the Lucky 7 with Shrilugh before, so I’d have to cheat to do it again. I could do it with book 2. I have a whole separate story in the works, but it’s not very far along and VERY rough…I don’t know. What would you want to see?
You could do a different section of Shrilugh ~ page 7 instead of 77, OR something from book 2 ~ I’d love that if you had it. This piece of mine is a first draft, so it’s all good if you’ve only got a rough version. We’ll still love it.
Oh I SO CANNOT WAIT to read this!
I just got it back from Nicole, so you’ll have it super soon. I can’t wait to read what you think of it. No minx mittens, my friend.
You’re so pretty in your tiara.
Aw, thank you! I wore it last night, just cuz I was watching RuPaul’s Drag U. I need to find my drag name…
Wow, Tameri, what a GREAT excerpt. Gripping! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Lynn! Now to polish it up and get it out there.
Oh, I forgot to mention how awesome that photo is! I wonder if it’s all right to put it on Pinterest. It will link back to your blog!
Sure! If you’re talking about the book picture, I got that off of Pinterest, so please, pin away. If you’re talking about the sweet pic of Gayle, sure! I’m sure she’d love to be pinned.
Well, I’m hooked.
Excellent! There aren’t any vampires or goths, well kind of one, but I think you’ll like it.
Holy bells of hell! What is she going to do?!?! Not a good situation. What a fabulous hook Ms. Tameri! It’s going around FB now. I got tagged there. Guess you don’t want me to tag you now. Hahaha.
Not a good situation at all and it gets worse! Poor Elizabeth. If you tag me, I don’t have anything else to share! I can’t wait to read yours, though.
Gave me chills. Can’t wait to read it.
Thank you! Soon, I hope. I’ll keep you posted.
Dude. When do we get to read the REST? I know, I know. Patience and all of that. Just so you know, I’m intrigued.
Thank you, thank you! It needs some major polishing and then I’m taking it to RWA, so hopefully soon!
Oh Tameri , how can you leave us hanging like that? What. happens.next??? Thanks for tagging me and, in your honour my dear friend, this will be the first time I’ve printed anything from my new novel except for a few lines on my blog a month or so ago. I’m still waiting for the edits to come back to me … and I totally agree with you that editing is great fun! Love it!
Sorry to leave you hanging! I’m so excited you’re going to put something up. I was hoping you would since we can’t wait to read more of your new book.
Tameri!!! This is a side I never knew you had!!! Whoot! I simply cannot wait to read the entire book! And thanks for the pass-along! I’m honored! Keep writing, girl!
Wow, you picked a good piece. Talk about a whammy teaser!
Well those seven lines sure make me want to find out who sent that text! Good one, Tameri!
Sounds like a KA heroine, to me!
BTW, Tameri, I mentioned you on my latest blog post:
http://www.mjmonaghan.com/2012/06/27/safari-thank-you-blog/
Love the post – AND the seven lines from your book. Wow – you’ve got my attention!
Thanks for the mention too. I’m new to all this, but enjoying it so far- thanks to so many nice writers out there for ongoing support and love ~
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