The 777 Writer’s Challenge is making the rounds again. Love this one, as it’s a lot of fun and gets us refocused on our WIPs.
I was tagged by the lovely Susan Nicholls, a new friend who has a wonderful blog called My Brand of Genius. Pop over and poke around if you get a chance. It’s always great to make new friends in the world of writing and blogging and Susan has some great stuff to share!
So, per the 777 Writing Challenge:
Go to Page 7 of your work-in-progress, scroll down to line 7, and share the next 7 sentences in a blog post. Once you have done that, tag 7 other bloggers to do the same with their WIP.
I’m sharing a snippet from FOOD FOR POE, my upcoming Christmas novella (paranormal romance). In this scene my hero, Breck Lansing, is talking with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Sophie, who suffers from a debilitating illness:
A storybook picture. A storybook family.
He shoved the memory aside. “I’ll make s’mores tonight. We can sit in front of the Christmas tree and drink hot cocoa.”
“Okay.”
The lack of enthusiasm in her voice struck hard. Rolling onto her side, she scrunched beneath the blankets. All the Christmas gifts he’d bought wouldn’t make a difference tomorrow morning. She’d be gracious and happy, but he couldn’t give her what she wanted most.
~ooOOoo~
And now I’d like to challenge the following 7 writer/bloggers. Participate if you can, but no worries if you can’t!
Carmen Stefanescau
Flossie Benton Rogers
Stanalei Fletcher
Daisy Banks
C. S. Boyack
J. M. Goebel
Donna Cummings
From the Pen of Mae Clair 
I’ve been tagged a couple of times for this. I’d better get something posted after pee wee football.
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Yep, you’re up, LOL!
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Did it!
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I’m hopping over to check it out!
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Thanks for reminding me. Susan tagged me too. Your seven lines piqued my interest! A paranormal Christmas story sounds intriguing.
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I saw she tagged you when she tagged me, otherwise I would have tagged you, too. 🙂 I’ll be looking forward to seeing your 777!
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Your snippet already picked my interest. Thanks for tagging me! I hope to find 7 “victims”.
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LOL! I’ll be looking forward to seeing your 777 and who you tagged. Looking forward to your snippet! 🙂
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Wonderfully heartfelt scene!
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Thanks so much, Flossie. This novella is “different” in many ways and I hope it works *fingers crossed* But as always–the heart is above family, relationships and love. I’m such a sap! 🙂
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Aww, that snippet made me sniffly. I love the title too! I just posted my snippets, and since I’m working on two WIPs at the moment, I have 14 sentences (more or less). LOL
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You are such a rule breaker, LOL. I hopped over and checked out your snippets. Loved them both, but I’m hoping I get Lucien’s full story first. You know what a soft spot I have for him 🙂
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