I’ve recently been tagged in the Seven Writer Challenge by three wonderful author friends—Debbie Peterson, L.J. Kentowski, and Lorraine Paton. Thanks to all three of these ladies for sending the challenge my way. This is always a fun one!
According to the rules, I must go to either page 7 or page 77 of one of my works and, starting on line 7, post the next seven lines. After that, I get to challenge seven other authors to do the same. I told you it was fun! 😀
My selection is taken from page 77 of THE MYSTERY OF ECLIPSE LAKE, my current WIP, a mystery/romance with plenty of family drama. This is from the POV of Jonah Carlisle who suddenly has an unexpected house guest on his hands—his seventeen-year-old nephew, Jesse, who up until a few days ago, he never knew existed.
~ooOOoo~
“This way,” Jesse said, clearly enjoying the role of tour guide. He led April and Paige toward the kitchen. Even Koya abandoned Jonah, trailing happily on Jesse’s heels, her tail wagging from side to side.
He (Jonah) closed the door and counted to ten. The kid had a habit of getting under his skin, and it was growing worse the more time they spent together. In the kitchen he found his nephew and Paige unloading bags at the oversized center island he used for food preparation. April busily stacked covered bowls and dishes in his near-empty refrigerator.
~ooOOoo~
And now I’d like to pass the challenge to these fabulous authors:
Donna Cummings
Jessi Gage
Laura Lee Nutt
Calisa Rhose
Stanalei Fletcher
Zee Monodee
Kyra Jacobs
Roll out your 7’s, ladies!
From the Pen of Mae Clair 
Hm Guess I need to round up some funsters! 😉 Thanks darlin.
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Have fun with it! 🙂
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Sounds like his life (& his kitchen) is being taken over! Fun 7! 🙂
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Thanks, Lorraine. And thanks for tagging me! 🙂
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I got tagged a dozen times on FB last week, but will try to do one on my blog this Friday thanks to this mention 🙂
Loved your 7 – fun! xoxo
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Thanks, Zee. Yeah, I think it was really circulating on FB. You’re very popular! 😀
Glad you enjoyed the 7!
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I was tagged on FB recently but I’ve never fgured out if it was 7 sentences or literally 7 lines…
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Hmm, interesting. I went by seven sentences but I guess it could be seven lines too!
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Awesome 7! (And yes… it seems inevitable to get tagged numerous times, So I LOVE your approach as to that Mae!)
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Thanks, Debbie! I guess I could have done separate on FB but I always like doing these on my blog, so I thought I’d stick with just one WIP. Thanks so much for the tag. I think most memes (this one included) are a lot of fun!
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Looking forward to seeing The Mystery of Eclipse Lake out in the world 🙂
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Thanks, Emma! I’m hoping to have it finished by March *crossing fingers*
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Thank you for the tag, Mae! Can’t wait to post. I’ll have to think about which work to post from:)
I love your selection. Eclipse Lake is going to be a hit!
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Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jessi! I’m looking forward to see what WIP you use for the meme. 🙂
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The mini set up with a few lines is always such a tease. Great work.
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Thanks, Sheri. It’s amazing how attached we become to our characters. I’m currently besotted with making Eclipse Lake shine 🙂
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Can’t wait for this one!!! You have such a way of putting the writer right in the scene 🙂
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Thanks, L.J. 🙂 I’m hoping to wrap this one up by March and then start the submission process. So many projects, so little time, LOL!
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