Friday, December 9, 2022

First Lines of Karrik, SciFi Romance, for #WeWriWa and #SnippetSunday

 


Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday. Sample the work of a new author. Read snippets of stories in different genres.

I’ve taken a break from posting snippets for several months. During this interval, I have slowly been writing the 6th book in my SciFi series, Taxyon Space. I pursued new skills in making videos and AI-generated art. My husband and I also spent three weeks in Hawaii, visiting three of the islands, Oahu, Big Island and Kauai. You can see my pictures and videos on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Pintrest.

My snippet is taken from the beginning of the story, Karrik, and shows the problems faced by the protagonist. Karrik lost an arm and a leg in battle and survives in a semi-comatose state. His older brothers made a sacrifice to arrange care for him. Their stories are described in the earlier books, Alarik and Baswin. The brothers are aliens, Warrish ‘mermen’, and the elite in their society despise physical deformities. 

Note, the story is still incomplete and has not yet been edited. 

 

He lay alone.

Memories stirred in his fuzzy mind. They called him Karrik. Was Karrik his name? He could not remember. His befuddled thoughts oozed as slowly as molasses in a maze. Words emerged at random. Remembering terror and pain, he whimpered.

The hammock rocked beneath his aching body.

People came and went.

Ten sentences, and a few more:

They wore white robes and pleasant faces. They touched him with gentle hands.

Their mouths opened.

He heard sounds. Meaningless babble interspersed with a word he recognized.

One or two at a time, people walked in and spoke to him. Their voices were as clear and cheerful as if he were a baby.

He understood a few simple words. But often, the meaning floated into his mind long after the people had left the room. 

I hope you can appreciate why this story has been difficult to write. In addition to Karrik’s slow recovery, I have to continue his brothers’ stories. The two earlier books, Alarik and Baswin, both end with the brother and his favorite human woman traveling to the aliens’ planet.  


Monthly Bargain: 99c for Dame Audrey, Medieval Fiction with Fantasy and Romance.

In fourteenth century Britain, Dame Audrey cherishes her independence as the widow of a wealthy cloth merchant. But some of the wealthier traders covet her profitable business and she fears they will invoke the Abbot’s authority to compel her to marry a man of their choice. Her worst nightmare is suffering under a cruel husband like the hateful jeweler, Henry Goldsmith, who has threatened to curb her lively spirits.

Audrey joins a pilgrimage to Glastonbury to pray for guidance. The holy relics give her no inspiration nor do her fellow travelers. On the homeward journey, she aids the dying victim of a brutal robbery. She wins the stranger’s blessing and a gold brooch with a green dragon. Back in her hometown, the faerie brooch attracts trouble from thieves of all ranks and the attentions of a handsome yeoman, Selwyn Drake. As her nightmare looms nearer, she grows desperate to preserve her freedom.

Can the magic brooch help Audrey evade the schemes to force her into wedlock or must she submit to a brutal husband’s will?

99c at: Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N  GooglePlay  Other  


 
NEW: Violet’s Quest. Illustrated Short Story and Prequel to the Epic Science Fantasy Series, Grand Masters’ Galaxy.

Teen empath, Violet Hunter is vulnerable to the pain and negative emotions suffered by other people. She is desperate for a solution. But, psychics must practice their skills in secret due to the Grand Masters’ prohibition. Only the legendary White Mother is rumored to defy the ban to teach young psychics. When her mother refuses to help, Violet runs away to seek the mysterious White Mother, who lives somewhere on the planet of Avalon. Will Violet succeed in her perilous quest?

Available Now and Discounted to 99c with Coupon Code 3UMLHH6RTV at my Webstore https://payhip.com/b/9wg3u  (Coupon valid until 22nd)

Or Pre-order at Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N  GooglePlay  Other 

Please return to http://wewriwa.blogspot.com/ to sample the works of the other writers.

All my stories are discounted at my direct BookStore.

View my pictures and videos on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Pintrest.

Find prints, T-shirts, mugs, and other merchandise at my site for DigitalArt.

 

10 comments:

  1. You wrote his confusion and lack of memory very well! Looking forward to reading more!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. In the next chapter, I have to introduce his oldest brother. The love interest comes later.

      Delete
  2. Sounds like a very challenging plot to wrangle. Well done snippet.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. It has been a challenge. I think I have a clear sequence to their HFN

      Delete
  3. Interesting and intriguing snippet. I liked it.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Your description of his confusion seems spot on. It made me understand how difficult such an handicap could make the simple act of communicating. Especially the last line. Tweeted.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Trying to capture the confusion of a person coming out of a coma is difficult enough... trying to merge it fluidly with the viewpoints of other characters... you've set yourself a challenge

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I'm well aware of the challenge. But I plan to use different chapters for different povs.

      Delete