Lucky
7 Meme
JW Alden recently tagged me for a
challenged called the “Lucky 7 Meme” The rules are:
-Turn to
page 77 of your work-in-progress (WIP)
-Go down to line 7
-Copy down the next 7 lines - sentences or paragraphs - and
post them as they're written.
-No cheating!
So
here are my seven paragraphs from my current work-in-progress, Lightbringer:
Kyria stared at him,
expressionless. Befitting of her double nature, the dim lamplight illuminated
one of her cheeks, leaving the other in shadow. “I am leaving. I cannot say for
how long; however, experience leads me to believe it will be quite a long
time.”
“You can’t go!” Aaron
protested. “What am I supposed to do?”
“Make friends.”
“This isn’t funny.”
“I never said it was.”
Aaron stood swiftly, taking
the down blanket with him. He grabbed the tattered lamp from his nightstand and
raised it so close it almost touched her forehead; as usual, not a muscle was
out of place- she looked as stoic as ever. “So, you’re just going to leave me
here?”
Kyria ripped the lamp from
him and pulled it away from her face. “Yes.”
In reply, Aaron grabbed the
light just above the place where her hand rested and pulled it toward him.
“What about all that protecting me nonsense?”
She pulled it back. Aaron,
caught off guard by the motion, stumbled forward with the lamp. He was close to
her- so, so close; he could feel the heat of her chamomile breath on his chin.
It reminded him of when she lay dying.
Kyria, several inches shorter,
peered up at him defiantly. “You will be safe here.”
Their proximity did not go
unnoticed. Aaron’s heart beat just a tick faster at the feel of her chest
colliding with his; his blue eyes did their best not to waver as they rested upon
hers, so fierce and sharp and full of determination. He tugged at the lamp,
drawing her closer still. “I don’t want you to go.” he pleaded.
And
that’s that! Being in the middle of a conversation, I hope this makes at least
a little sense. As for the people I’m going to tag? They’re listed below. And
hey, even if they don’t participate, they all have great blogs that I happily
follow. Be sure to check them out!
That lamp was getting a lot of action! lol
ReplyDeleteI think if it weren't between the two, they'd be getting some action themselves? :D
Nice job! And thanks for linking me.
He he! Action indeed! And you know... I never thought of what might have happened if the lamp wasn't in the way! Thank you, Diane - appreciate it!
Deleteyay--I've been wanting to get tagged in one of these :).
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by your excerpt and want to read more. Did you have a query of chapter up in SYW on AW, or is that me misremembering?
Well, you deserved to be tagged! I loved your pieces - they were gripping, well written and left me wanting more.
DeleteI haven't put it up on SYW or AW yet... but I do plan on putting some of it up for critique soon - I just can't figure out which part yet ;)
Thanks so much for the kind comments! You're the best!
Hey Randi_lee
ReplyDeleteYour natural gift for writing becomes more and more apparent/obvious every time you share something. Hahaha @ Diane's winsome wit...and, I'm just as thrilled as Lee to be acknowledged and invited to participate. Thank you : )
Al, you are too great for words! Thanks so much for such a wonderful comment. I do hope you'll participate in the lucky 7 as well (you're linked too, you know!) as I'd love to read more of your work. Again, thanks for being so great - your comment actually inspired me to get off my lazy procrastinating bottom and continue on with chp. 29 of my WIP :D
DeleteBut, but . . . what happens next?! :O
ReplyDeleteVery nice excerpt. For only seven paragraphs, it did a great job of drawing me in!
Thanks again for playing along. :)
Thanks, JW! Appreciate the kind comments. And thank YOU for tagging me! This was fun :)
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