Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend Writing Warriors.
Here, writers in different genres showcase their stories with 8-10 sentences.
Join the fun and read our snippets.
Since my WIP(s) is at a rough
stage, I am still posting snippets from Gargoyle Hunt, Book 3 of Secret Supers.
Blurb
Danger is the last thing on Estelle’s mind when
she visits the University of Oxenford for a summer course. But, mysterious
thefts and shadowy figures spur her into action. With Toby five thousand miles
away, Estelle and her winged horse must hunt for the culprits alone. Soon they
are embroiled in a mixed bag of aliens and ancient magic. Toby’s unexpected
arrival throws her into turmoil and spurs events into a climax.
Toby
is in London where he met Lord Winterbourne, head of the British Farleons. When
Toby left the building, he discovered a short man was tailing him. His casual
attempts to shake the tail are in last week’s snippet –
The final sentence was: Time to switch to a different tactic.
Toby stopped in a pub for a curry
and a pint of bitter. The short man entered warily and sat three tables away,
studiously nursing a glass of ale while hiding his face behind a newspaper. Toby
swallowed the last mouthful of curry on his plate and drained his glass. Time
to shake off his inept pursuer. Leaving the payment on the table, he scooted round
the corner into the men’s room. Once out of sight, he tucked his posh jacket
under an arm and switched the color of his nanofabric shirt from white to blue
as a simple disguise.
He exited the pub by the back
door, stepped into an alley smelling of rotten garbage and trotted to the far
end. Halfway to the intersection with a broader street, a bird screeched.
Jerking toward the sound, Toby glimpsed a masked man aiming a pistol.
Pain burst down the back of his
neck.
Secret Supers, Book 3,
Gargoyle Hunt
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As always, I’ll be happy
to reply to your comments.
Yikes! One pursuer to another? Poor Toby! I hope someone comes to his rescue.
ReplyDeleteDon't you think he's capable of handling the attackers by himself? Lol
DeleteSo much for his disguise. Great snippet, Aurora. :)
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't much of a disguise. It's not the first time he has underestimated his opponents.
DeleteI think he needed a better disguise. I hope help isn't far away...
ReplyDeleteWe'll see.
DeleteUh-oh. I have a feeling his pursuers were expecting him to leave that way. Hope he'll be okay!
ReplyDeleteThe story has a happy ending. I haven't yet killed off one of my heroes or heroines.
DeleteHe might not be dead, but incapacitated is a good bet! I'm still worried about him! :-)
ReplyDeletepoor Toby!
DeleteAnd you leave us with the cliffhanger LOL. Dramatic snippet as always!
ReplyDeleteI aim to tease!
DeleteExcellent cliffhanger, Aurora. I did not see that coming. Now I need to know just how bad it is๐
ReplyDeleteExcellent cliffhanger, Aurora. I did not see that coming. Now I need to know just how bad it is๐
ReplyDeleteThanks! You'll find out next week.
DeleteI thought he'd managed to evade pursuit. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteWhy would I make it easy for him?
DeleteDramatic. Great snippet. Nice place to leave us hanging.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteHe would've been better sticking with his inept tail.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the tail wasn't so inept as he appeared.
DeleteWay to leave us hanging. :) :) Great snippet. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteUh oh. Big trouble. Good job leading us on with him thinking it would be easy to ditch his pursuer. Hah!
ReplyDeleteYes, a teaser!
DeleteCliff hanger alert! Way to leave us dangling, Aurora. Nice set up.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I guess?
DeletePoor Toby can't get a break.
ReplyDeleteNot until the end of the story. And thre's something he needs to tell Estelle.
DeleteUhoh! I hope he has something to deal with that.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see!
DeleteOh no! I hope he gets out of this mess he found himself in. What hit him?!
ReplyDeleteWait for the next exciting installment in the Secret Supers Saga!
DeleteWonderful snippet. What a cliff hanger!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteAw crud! Well, that didn't go according to plan at all! I think he needed a better plan, or a better disguise. Hopefully that wasn't lights out for him and he can try to fight back.
ReplyDeleteHe will survive.
DeleteUh oh! Just when you think the disguise is working...
ReplyDeleteNice twist in that last line, Aurora. :-)
Thanks!
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