WeWriWa: EU47

 

                                      
          

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. Thank you to everyone who left a comment last week. If you'd like to participate or read tempting morsels from other authors, please sign up--or check the linky list at: http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/

      Also, check out the Snippet Sunday group on facebook. 
     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapters 1 & 2  Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, have moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. On her first day there, along a desolate road she's been forced at gunpoint to haul a wounded man to her house. She's doubting what she's seeing.

Last week ended with this: Yeah. Right, Emmily. Bigfoot will wander into the yard, next. 

Now, the  snippet:

 

    They're lifting the guy out of the car and he's shouting, his verbal assault halting when his breath hitches. Sounds like he’s ordering them around. Shouldn’t he be thanking them?  

     I’ve seen gratitude come in odd forms, but I don’t think this will be a new one added to my list.  

     I remind myself that if I were the one in pain—injured in a car crash like him—I’d be bitchy too. 

     I unlock the door and we go inside. The house is still reasonably warm though the fire no longer burns. Kade tromps ahead of us, peering into rooms. Much to my displeasure, he motions them into mom and dad’s bedroom—now mine. I step into the doorway and watch them gently lay him, bloody blanket and all, onto the bed.

 That's the snippet. A few more lines if you're interested. :-)

      I’m not sure what to do. Have I helped enough? Maybe they only needed me to get them inside the house. Nah. Doubtful. They could have kicked in the door. 

     Kade removes a box from his backpack. Looks metal. The lid bears a star, in the middle of which is a figure  eight on its side. I’ve never seen that design before and have no idea what organization it belongs to. Yegads…could be a terrorist group. He opens it and is examining its contents. Tiny things. They’re inside a sealed, clear package. 

     I remember--in a numb sort of way--that there are groceries  in the car. Autopilot kicks in and I turn to go back out the door, but Kade’s hand gripping my arm stops me. “I need help.”

 

      Oh boy. Sounds like nothing about this is going to be easy.

              

The working blurb for this story follows: Tagline:

   

     Sometimes the simplest plan doesn’t turn out so simple...

     After losing everything that bound her to her ordinary and happy life, Emmily has one plan: move to the mountains. Oh, and never give her heart away again.

     But everything goes sideways when a UFO crash-lands on the ridge next to hers, and on a desolate road she’s waylaid by men demanding help for their injured ‘General’. He’s confused, bleeding, and sweet Lord, good looking—even while sneering and growling at her.

     Fleeing an ambush meant to kill him, Gen Rael is gravely injured when his ship crashes on Earth. The human woman his crew captures to aid them is a confounding mixture of terrified, defiant, and beautiful. A female distraction is the last thing his hindered mission can afford. But this Emmily woman is cutting through the steel wall he keeps around his heart.

     Despite being their hostage, Emmily isn’t blind to the peril they’re in: there’s a threat coming from the stars, and it’s lethal to all of them, including her.

     And her simple plan to never-ever fall in love again? Looks like that’s in peril too…

 

 

        That's it for this week. Thank you so much for visiting and for reading. :-)

 

WeWriWa: EU46

 

                                      
          

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. Thank you to everyone who left a comment last week. If you'd like to participate or read tempting morsels from other authors, please sign up--or check the linky list at: http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/

      Also, check out the Snippet Sunday group on facebook. 
     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapters 1 & 2  Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, have moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. On her first day there, along a desolate road she's been forced at gunpoint to haul a wounded man to her house.

Last week ended with this: In only a couple of minutes, as I park in the shade of the lone hemlock among oaks and maples in the yard, my heartbeat is already speeding up again. Thank heavens his drug is short-lived.   

Now, the  snippet:

 

     Kade’s already coming around the car when I open the door. I exhale when I realize he no longer holds his plastic ray-gun. 

     I'm being held up with a toy gun? It might be funny in a dozen years. That is, if I live to see it. But for right now, I have to show some caution. The gun could be real, even if I can’t imagine how. 

     Nope. Even in distant hindsight, this will never be funny. 

     They still wear their sunglasses and I’m afraid I know why. 

 

 That's the snippet. A few more lines if you're interested. :-)

They might all have those same goofy pupils as the bleeding guy. Why on Earth would they wear contact lenses that make them look like they have wild animal eyes? What’s the point? Unless… I shudder. What if they aren’t contacts…   

     Yeah. Right, Emmily. Bigfoot will wander into the yard, next.

 

      Poor Emmily. She's a doubter at heart. :-) She's flip-flopping back and forth, trying to come to a conclusion that makes sense.

              

The working blurb for this story follows: Tagline:

   

     Sometimes the simplest plan doesn’t turn out so simple...

     After losing everything that bound her to her ordinary and happy life, Emmily has one plan: move to the mountains. Oh, and never give her heart away again.

     But everything goes sideways when a UFO crash-lands on the ridge next to hers, and on a desolate road she’s waylaid by men demanding help for their injured ‘General’. He’s confused, bleeding, and sweet Lord, good looking—even while sneering and growling at her.

     Fleeing an ambush meant to kill him, Gen Rael is gravely injured when his ship crashes on Earth. The human woman his crew captures to aid them is a confounding mixture of terrified, defiant, and beautiful. A female distraction is the last thing his hindered mission can afford. But this Emmily woman is cutting through the steel wall he keeps around his heart.

     Despite being their hostage, Emmily isn’t blind to the peril they’re in: there’s a threat coming from the stars, and it’s lethal to all of them, including her.

     And her simple plan to never-ever fall in love again? Looks like that’s in peril too…

 

 

        That's it for this week. Thank you so much for visiting and for reading. :-)

 

WeWriWa: EU45

 

 

                                      
          

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. Thank you to everyone who left a comment last week. If you'd like to participate or read tempting morsels from other authors, please sign up--or check the linky list at: http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/

      Also, check out the Snippet Sunday group on facebook. 
     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapters 1 & 2  Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, have moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. On her first day there, along a desolate road she's been forced at gunpoint to haul a wounded man to her house.:  

Last week ended with this: Awe hell. I can’t do it. I’m going to pass out. Nothing will stop my hyperventilating.

Now, the  snippet:

 

      One more time I glance over at Kade. His brows pinch together, and he reaches into his pocket. Before I have time to juke away from his hand, he holds something under my nose. Cool mist.  My breathing and my pulse slow. And where is this sense of peace coming from? Maybe it isn’t peace at all. Maybe it’s plain and simple resignation. 

     No. No way. There will be an opportunity to get away.

 

 That's the snippet. A few more lines if you're interested. :-)

        He’s used an aerosol drug. I fight the perfect calm descending over me. In only a couple of minutes, as I park in the shade of the lone hemlock among oaks and maples in the yard, my heartbeat is already speeding up again. Thank heavens his drug is short-lived.   

              

The working blurb for this story follows: Tagline:

     Her simple plan to never love again was working just fine until that alien crash-landed in her backyard... 

 

          Or this one: 

 

     Sometimes the simplest plan doesn’t turn out so simple...

     After losing everything that bound her to her ordinary and happy life, Emmily has one plan: move to the mountains. Oh, and never give her heart away again.

     But everything goes sideways when a UFO crash-lands on the ridge next to hers, and on a desolate road she’s waylaid by men demanding help for their injured ‘General’. He’s confused, bleeding, and sweet Lord, good looking—even while sneering and growling at her.

     Fleeing an ambush meant to kill him, Gen Rael is gravely injured when his ship crashes on Earth. The human woman his crew captures to aid them is a confounding mixture of terrified, defiant, and beautiful. A female distraction is the last thing his hindered mission can afford. But this Emmily woman is cutting through the steel wall he keeps around his heart.

     Despite being their hostage, Emmily isn’t blind to the peril they’re in: there’s a threat coming from the stars, and it’s lethal to all of them, including her.

     And her simple to plan to never-ever fall in love again? Looks like that’s in peril, too…

 

 

        That's it for this week.

WeWriWa: EU 44

 

 

                                        Happy September. Can you believe it?
     First, thank you to everyone for all of the wonderful--and oh-so-very-helpful comments and emails about writing my blurb. 

Now...Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. Thank you to everyone who left a comment last week. If you'd like to participate or read tempting morsels from other authors, please sign up--or check the linky list at: http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/

      Also, check out the Snippet Sunday group on facebook. 
     This snippet is from Emmily, Unbound, an SFR story.  To read a compilation of all snippets posted for this story, click Here: Emmily Unbound, Chapters 1 & 2  Emmily, the main character, has lost pretty much everything in the last twelve months: her marriage, her parents, her job, and her house. She and her dog, Murphy, have moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania into an old, remote, hunting camp her parents willed to her. On her first day there, along a desolate road she's been forced at gunpoint to haul a wounded man to her house.:  

Now, the  snippet:

    Kade rides in the passenger seat with Murph on his lap. The others trot alongside us, having no problem keeping pace as we drive up the steep incline. 

    Why-oh-why is it comforting to see Kade rub behind my dog’s ears? And Murphy is lapping it up. He didn’t even bark at them while the carjacking was taking place. Wait, is it a carjacking or kidnapping? The crimes going on today have me completely confused. Whatever it is, I pray that Murphy and I get out of it alive. 

     I count as I breathe deep, filling my lungs with much needed air. I exhale as I count to four, pause for two, then inhale again..

        That's the snippet. A few more lines if you're interested. :-)

     
     

       Awe hell. I can’t do it. I’m going to pass out. Nothing will stop my hyperventilating.

 

 

The working blurb for this story follows:

Sometimes the simplest plan isn’t simple at all…

After losing everything  that bound her to her ordinary and happy life, Emmily has one plan: move to the mountains, and never-ever fall in love again. But, everything goes sideways when a UFO crash-lands on the ridge next to hers, and on a desolate road, she’s waylaid by men demanding help for their injured ‘General’.  He’s confused, bleeding, and sweet Lord, good looking—even while he sneers and growls at her.

Fleeing an ambush meant to kill him, Gen Rael is gravely injured when his ship crashes on Earth. The human his crew captures to aid them is a confounding mixture of terrified, defiant, and beautiful. The last thing he wants is a mate--especially a human one. But she’s cutting through the steel wall he keeps around his heart.

Despite being their hostage, Emmily isn’t blind to the peril they’re in. There’s a threat coming and it’s lethal to all of them, including her.

And about her plan to never fall in love again? Looks like that’s in peril, too…

 

 

        That's it for this week.