Happy almost Memorial Day! I hope everyone is having a nice long relaxing weekend, but also pausing to remember those who have fought for our country, especially those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.
Fitting with the day, the hero of my novel Weathering Rock, is an ex-military man, although he’s time travelled from 1863 shortly after the battle of Gettysburg, to the present day. Caleb DeCardian has made a less than favorable impression on Arianna Hart, the heroine of the story and needs to make amends. Last Sunday they ran into each other at the library and he asked for the chance to make up for his blunders.
I’m picking up there this Sunday with Caleb speaking first, followed by Arianna. I’ve had to snip a bit due to the limitation of six sentences. Incidentally, Weathering Rock is the name of the property (an old pre-Civil War home) where Caleb lives:
~ooOOoo~
“I’d like to invite you to dinner. At Weathering Rock.”
“Sorry, I’m busy.” Snapping the book shut, she returned it to the shelf. Before she could retreat, he caught her arm.
“I haven’t told you what night.”
~ooOOoo~
Eesh! Freakishly short, but that’s all SSS will allow. I hope you’re return next week to see where things are headed. In the meantime, check out the other fantastic reads being offered by participating Six Sentence Sunday auhors and enjoy your holiday!
I appreciate your comments!
LOL! Short, but I love it! You can feel the banter coming from this, drawing you in! Great 6 Mae!
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Thanks, L.J.! I wanted to scream when I had to end it there. Glad it was still enough to draw you in 🙂
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Thanks for the excerpt Mae Clair! I enjoy time travel romances and the idea your hero comes from Gettysburg fires my interest. Have a great day. I just joined SSS this week so I’m new to the group 🙂
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Hi, Jenna! So great to see you here. Thanks for dropping by and checking ot my six. I always loved time travel novels too and have a weakness for Civil War heroes. I’m glad you enjoyed it and so happy you’re now participating in SSS. By the way, just checked out yours and it rocks! Awesome way to start with SSS!
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LOL! She is peaved, isn’t she? I love that he calls her on her dismissal of his invitation.
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Hi, Lorraine! Yep, she’s ticked and no push-over when it comes to letting him know, LOL. That’s for commenting.
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haha! Nice. love it.
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Thanks, Wendy! I do love playing with the friciton between these characters 🙂
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ohh, I can feel her cold shoulder. I’m dying to see how he manages to get to cave. Great six!
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Thanks, Joanne. I do enjoy writing their verbal sparring.
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I want to read this!!! I don’t have an ereader but will read it any way I can – love everything about it
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Thank you so much, Sue! It will be available for computer download in pdf format too. I’m so pleased you’re enjoying it. I actually just finished making a book trailer for it and am going to be unveiling it on my blog and website this week.
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Great six! Lots of tension and makes me curious to know what’s significant about the date he’s alluding to!
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Thanks, Karyn! He definitely wants to make amends but is going to have to work past her hostility first!
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It’s short, but it works well for conveying her unwillingness to give him a chance. I like how you used her snapping the book shut to show her irritation. Good job!
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Thanks, Christina. And yes, she’s definitely irritated with him. Glad you liked the element of the book to convey her hostility toward him. 🙂
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Great six! You showed her annoyance with the snapping of the book, and I love his response.
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Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Paula. So glad you liked the six.
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Mae – Here I am, dyed in the wool women’s fiction peppered with this and that – if you keep dropping these wonderful lines – I’m headed to the dark side:)
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LOL! Okay, that cracked me up, Sheri! You’re wonderful. Thanks for the comment 🙂
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Great show of character with the book! Love his response too 🙂 Awesome six!
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Thanks, Jennifer. Glad you liked it!
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This is such a great story, Mae. The snippets of dialogue bring it alive nicely, and Caleb and Arianna are totally interesting and fun characters. Great six!
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Aww, thanks, Ryan. You do so well with characters and interaction it’s nice to know you find these two interesting!
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Short but sweet. I like how the snap of the closing book shows her impatience.
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Thanks, Elin. So happy you dropped by to check it out! 🙂
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She’s going to have to cut him a break soon! Great six, Mae.
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Thanks, Kate. Yep, poor guy needs a break for sure. 🙂
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I love his persistance to her quick dismissal. She’s clearly upset about something, you show her emotion well here with her slamming the book.
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Yep, she’s ticked at him, Melynda, but he isn’t back off so easily. Thanks for the comment!
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I love it, she’s busy. lol I have a hunch he’s not going to give up so easily. Great six!
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Thanks, Karen. Caleb will be back with his ongoing persistence next week. She’s tough, but he’s tougher!
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This made me laugh out loud — I love the friction between them, as well as his persistence. 🙂 Really great six.
And I know what you mean about having a hard time picking out six sentences–I wanted to do more dialogue with mine but there was no room. LOL
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Thanks, Donna, I’m glad you’re enjoying it. And, oh, I am soooo gone on Lord Midnight, I don’t need dialogue, LOL. I haven’t even started the book yet and I’m in love with your male lead! 🙂
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Hi Mae,
In my long, extended, education quest at the university, it was pounded into us to be concise. Concise is the rule not the exception, we were taught. I see how amazingly detailed stories can be told in song lyrics, in such a short amount of space and such few words.
I’ll tell ya, you’ve done it here Mae. This may be short but it’s powerful like a knock to the noggin with a frying pan. 😉 I can feel the tension between these two and usually that tension is because of some hidden feelings between them that they don’t want to admit to.
Great Six, Mae! I look forward to reading more of them and getting to know your work much better.
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Well, that just rocked my world! 🙂 Seriously, thank you so much for your thoughtful comments and insight. I’m glad you felt I was able to convey emotion in such a short snippet. Sixes are always hard when dialogue is involved (I think so), since the reader can’t keep going with the flow.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I’m glad I have you intrigued. The writer community I’m discovering online is so supportive and awesome. So lovely to meet you!
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Short, but it still got a chuckle from me! She’s so busted! Glad he’s not relenting….
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Thanks, Angela. And the man is determined, LOL!
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I want to read this book! Does the librarian know he’s from the past? Or just this obnoxious guy? Love the six!
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Actually she’s a teacher (American history, no less) and, no, she doesn’t know yet. But, of course, she’ll find out. “) Glad I have you intrigued!
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He’s got her there! You give us a lot here in six sentences, and I love every one of them!
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Thanks, Sarah! so glad you enjoyed 🙂
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