Welcome
to another Sunday with Weekend Writing
Warriors. Meet writers in
various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories. Find a new
author and sample their work. Enjoy!
Sorry, I
skipped last week, partly due to the hurricane, but mostly due to poor
internet. October
means Halloween and skeletons sprouting from lawns in our neighborhood of
Atlanta. Thankfully, the weather is cooler.
I’m
running snippets from an unpublished short story in my superhero series.
Background: After Estelle joined their table, Toby, the leader of the
Jags gang and the Secret Supers, explained that Gecko’s baby sister is missing.
The only clue is the school bus driver’s description of a woman who met the
girl. This weekend, we learn a little more about the supers.
You can
read my snippet from two weeks ago here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/10/whats-plan-snippet-from-superhero-story.html
Toby
spoke the final line: He looked at the Jags; “Ideas, anyone else?”
Please excuse my misuse of semicolons to fit.
Ice shifted position to face Toby. Brushing a loose strand of
platinum blonde hair behind her ear, she said, “I’m in touch with a group that
shelters abused women and children. I’ll ask if they’ve seen this girl.”
“She’s not abused,” Gecko objected.
“Okay, we believe you,” Toby said; “We’ve got to start
somewhere.”
Gecko said, “Fricka’s been searching every day since Juliana was
lost.”
Toby drawled, “Hawk’s a good hunter, but, she can’t fly into
buildings, or talk to people. We can.” He caught Estelle’s gaze, and added,
“Discreetly, of course. Not dressed as Supers.”
You can
read about Estelle, Toby and the other Supers in my Secret Supers books. http://www.auroraspringer.org/p/secret-supers.html
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your
comments.
I guess they have to be careful when asking questions once they get started.
ReplyDeleteThey're used to being careful.
DeleteYou brought me right into the scene. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat!
DeleteEnjoyed their discussion and the strategies...great snippet...
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteLove that last paragraph!
ReplyDeleteYes. It explains their dilemma.
DeleteThis series looks great. I love the branding of the covers, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you. The stories were fun to write, especially the snarky flying horse.
DeleteDiscreetly, of course! Hmmm. Wonder how that's going to work out.
ReplyDeleteOkay. Some of the gang have connections in the underworld.
DeleteSounds like there's some solid leads, hope they find something out!
ReplyDeleteThey do, eventually.
DeleteOh, love this snippet, especially the last line!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Toby often worries that Estelle will be identified as Super Starrella.
DeleteGoing undercover as normal humans. What a concept!
ReplyDeleteSort of a reverse of Halloween costumes.
DeleteThe last line got me. The whole snippet hooked me. More, please.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Of course I'm in the middle of writing a different story.
DeleteOh interesting snippet ... and I like the concept of the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement.
DeleteI hope they can pull of discreetly. :) Love the book covers.
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DeleteThank you.
DeleteYou’d think not dressing as a super would be obvious in this case, but there are probably times it gets the job done faster!
ReplyDeleteYou're correct. And they wear masks.
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