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Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet
Sunday. Sample the work of a
new author. Read snippets of stories in different genres.
My excerpt continues
from last week in the first chapter of the sequel to my fantasy romance Bridget Bramble and the Wandering Elf. In the opening scene, the young witch, Bridget Bramble,
is carving charmed buttons under the fond gaze of her new elf husband, Vancele
Windswift.
I have not completed the story and this excerpt will need editing. I’d appreciate your comments.
You can read last
week’s excerpt here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2023/05/bridget-bramble-at-queens-council.html
The last
sentence was: He answered her unspoken question, “’Tis the summons to the
Queen’s Council.”
“A council of war,” she grumbled. “Hen’s teeth, the councilors
will be yattering for the rest of the day and I’ve only made five buttons. Why
don’t you go without me? I won’t be much help.”
“Indeed, your skills will be valuable.” His long silver-blond
hair swayed as he leaned forward to caress the back of her hand. “Your buttons
can wait. Put away your tools, dear wife. Marshall Emrys invited both of us to
attend the war council.”
She retorted, “Your uncle made the invitation sound like an
order.”
Ten
sentences and a little more.
Memories swirled through her mind of the assault on her village.
The cruel raiders had killed her brother and his wife. They had plundered the
cottages and dragged away her neighbors. She choked back a sob and blurted out
the true reason for her reluctance to attend the council, “Oh Van, I don’t want
a war.”
He wrapped his arms around her. “None of us wish for war. That
is why the Queen is holding a council meeting. She wishes to discuss what we
can do to avert war with Emperor Raglan.”
She wrinkled her nose and sighed, “Then, I must go to the
council whether I can help or not.”
“Aye. You must attend.”
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Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday. Sample
the work of a new author. Read snippets of stories in different genres.
After a break of several
weeks, I’m returning with excerpts from my WIP. I’ve been busy in the
intervening time. My husband and I spent a week in Florida and then visited
Oxford, MS, to display his photographs and my digital art at the Double Decker
Arts Festival. Now, I’m running a Kickstarter campaign.
Writing the next book
is moving slowly. It’s the sequel to my fantasy adventure and romance Bridget
Bramble and the Wandering Elf. The tentative title is Bridget Bramble and
the Dragon Ship.
Here are the opening
lines (unedited and may change). It’s a spoiler for the earlier book, but not unexpected.
I’d appreciate your comments.
On the day they exchanged their marriage
vows, Bridget Bramble and Vancele Windswift were summoned to the elf Queen’s
council of war.
A horn blared.
Its deep notes vibrated through
the canvas walls of the Stitchery where Bridget Bramble was carving an acorn on
a charmed button of red oak.
Rattled by the strident sound,
she dropped her carving chisel on the table and looked at her new husband,
Vancele Windswift. A few minutes earlier, the elf had entered the Stitchery and
straddled the other end of her bench to watch her create the buttons.
The sight of his handsome visage and
the smile warming his cool gray eyes swept a thrill of delight through her. He
loved her. His calm demeanor reassured her. The raucous blare had not alarmed
him.
He answered her unspoken question, “’Tis the summons to the Queen’s Council.”
Look out for more next
week. I hope to get back into the routine of posting snippets.
I’ve launched
a kickstarter campaign for a special illustrated edition of Super Starrella. It
will include color illustrations and a custom chapter image. Please support my
project at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/auroraspringer/exclusive-special-hardcover-edition-of-super-starrella
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