Both of my WIPs are sloppy messy disasters that are more outline than writing, so I don't have a page 77 of either one that's in any kind of shareable shape. But here's lines 7-14 of one of my page 7s:
"Campbell! It's ok! It's ok! Calm down! Look--it's ok," he says, putting both hands in the air. I am all the way over to the side of my seat again, but I relax my stance just a little and meet his eyes. "What...um, what did you think I was going to do to you, exactly?"
I feel my blush reach my scalp as I realize I can't answer him. I clench my jaw and shrug against the seat back. His hands ball up into fists and then stretch out to their full length. His fingers are long and knotty--and they look strong. I won’t let my guard down all the way, no matter what he says. Those fingers could easily wrap around my neck.
I feel my blush reach my scalp as I realize I can't answer him. I clench my jaw and shrug against the seat back. His hands ball up into fists and then stretch out to their full length. His fingers are long and knotty--and they look strong. I won’t let my guard down all the way, no matter what he says. Those fingers could easily wrap around my neck.
I was tagged by Mr. Colin D. Smith, who explained the meme thusly:
The idea of the Lucky 7 Meme is to get each person that receives the meme to share some of their WIP–i.e., the novel they are currently working on. It’s a Lucky 7 meme, because each person is supposed to go to page 77 of their WIP, jump down to line 7, copy the next 7 lines, and paste them into a blog to share with the world.
I'm going to back out of actually tagging people, because I feel like every other blogger I follow has already been tagged! But if you haven't, chalk it up to "show week brain", and take the challenge!
Nice! The last line really caught my attention. I'd like to see what happens next!
ReplyDeleteRebecca, did you do this yet? I looked back through your last few entries and didn't see it but my brain is like cheesecloth this week so maybe I'm forgetting. If not, consider yourself tagged!
DeleteI like it! And I'd like to know what exactly he did to get her all twitchy and jumpy like that. Like Rebecca, that last line really piques my interest and makes me want to know what comes next :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys! These are two of my favorite characters so it was fun to share a bit of their dynamic from early in the book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this, Mrs S! That last line really does change the tone of the excerpt. It starts out like an awkward romantic moment... and then you add a suggestion of life-threatening risk. Excellent! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome feedback to hear--that's exactly what I was going for! Thanks :)
DeleteIntriguing! I like it. :)
ReplyDeleteNice! I agree, the last line is intriguing :) And I totally used your cheat because my page 77 is a mess--I posted a page 7 excerpt too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I love getting these little tiny peeks into people's worlds!
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