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snippets of stories in different genres.
I’m posting snippets
from my new fantasy, which was published early in February. I’m happy with the
positive reviews for this book and encouragement to continue the series.
Bridget Bramble has
escaped from murderous invaders and is traveling to the fabled land of
Oakenwald where elves and men live in harmony. In the foothills of the mountains,
she finds the path is blocked by a landslide of huge boulders. Luckily, she meets
an elf.
In last week’s snippet, the elf, Windswift the Wanderer, offered to guide Bridget over the mountains. You can read it at: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2021/02/windswift-wanderer-fantasy-romance.html
The elf stepped forward to touch
the side of the nearest boulder and gazed upward. Its top reared a handsbreadth
above his head. “This landslide has blocked the road to the stairway.” He released
his bow from its straps and handed it to her, saying, “Hold my bow while I
search for a way over the rocks.”
Taking three paces backward, he sprinted to the boulder and sprang to its top, landing catlike on his hands and feet. Without pausing, he leaped onto the next boulder, and bounded onward, climbing higher and farther away. Once or twice, his gray-cloaked figure disappeared briefly behind a projecting rock. A moment later, he popped into sight again. Finally, he vanished beyond a higher cliff and did not reappear.
Nine lines and here’s a little more:
Bridget glanced at the bow
clutched in her fist, a curved length of ash wood. Why had he given her the
bow? It was useless as a weapon without the arrows. Had he deemed the bow an
obstacle to his climb? Or did he leave it as a token, a promise of his return?
She waited, afraid he might abandon
her along with the bow. And even if he found a way into the mountains, how
could she follow the same route? She lacked his height and agility.
Fantasy romance. A young witch escapes the
destruction of her home and embarks on a perilous quest for the fabled land
where elves and humans live in peace.
In a land threatened by cruel invaders from the
east, Bridget Bramble lives in a small village where she barters herbs and
carved buttons. When marauders target her village and murder her family, she
flees into the woods. Armed with her Granny’s advice and a bag of magic
buttons, she sets out on the perilous journey to Oakenwald, the fabled land
where elves and men live in harmony. As she travels farther from home, she
encounters malicious creatures from the worst kind of folktale.
Lost in the foothills of the mountains, Bridget meets the elf, Windswift the Wanderer. He offers to guide her across the mountain range. But what is the elf doing in human lands? Can an ordinary, or almost ordinary, human girl trust a cold hearted elf to lead her to safety?
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Not only do I lack his height and agility, I'd simply face-plant against the rock and then ooze down it cartoon-like, hoping the ground would swallow me up after that humiliating display!
ReplyDeletelol- I also lack height and agility, although I can write about them.
DeleteI'm sure he'll return to help her, at least I hope so.
ReplyDeleteSo does she.
DeleteThis line gives a marvelous image that isn't human at all. Good writing! "Taking three paces backward, he sprinted to the boulder and sprang to its top, landing catlike on his hands and feet."
ReplyDeleteThanks - I wanted to show that elves have some superior abilities.
DeleteWell, he had no problems getting past the obstacle. I hope he comes back after finding a way for her to get past.
ReplyDeleteAs you can tell, he's pretty fit. He's also kind if a bit strange at times.
DeleteVery telling that he gave her the bow. An act of trust, and a good step.
ReplyDeleteShe's a little confused by his actions.
DeleteGood questions on her part. I took his leaving her the precious bow as a good thing though...enjoyed the excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThanks. She's suspicious but will warm to him.
DeleteLove the way you describe him climbing over the boulder and beyond. I'd be just as nervous as she is upon losing sight of him. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteHim leaving his bow is the hinge on how this situation will turn. You did a great job showing how the elf clibed.
ReplyDeleteThank you. He is trying to show he can be trusted.
DeleteHe has to come back to help her, right? Great imagery.
ReplyDeleteOf course.
DeleteWhen I read this I think Legolas and Orlando Bloom from The Lord Of The Rings! So agile. But, yeah. She can't do that so how's she going to go on? Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteYour analogy is correct. I'm thinking of Tolkien's wood elves in describing Windswift. But these elves live with humans.
DeleteI wouldn't be able to jump up the rocks either. Since he left the bow I think that means he's coming back.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. Bridget is not so sure. She's had a hard time and learned to distrust most people.
DeleteI think he'll return because he gave her his bow. She should trust him. As for climbing those rocks, yikes. I hope he finds a better way.
ReplyDeletePerhaps. He has to return since they spend the rest of the story together.
DeleteI hope he finds a way around instead of over.
ReplyDeletePossibly.
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