Weekend Writing Warriors 8-Sentence Sunday #5
Another snippet from The Music Is You, my current WIP. Carrie has confronted her old friend and former teacher, demanding to know how Maestro Liam Reilly has shown up in Frankfort, Michigan. Eliot confesses he invited him, telling her she needs to face him and deal with their issues. Carrie spends a sleepless night wondering how she’s going to cope with Liam’ s sudden reappearance in her life after all these years, but the next morning…
Barefoot, she ran down the steps from the loft. Eliot had a lot of nerve showing up this early. Surely he knew she didn’t get any sleep last night. She threw open the door. “I’m not speaking to you.”
“You haven’t spoken to me in over fifteen years. What else is new?”
She gasped as her sleep-drugged mind registered the identity of the man standing on the other side of the screen door.
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30 Comments
Sarah Ballance
Wow, what a fantastic moment! LOVE it!
Nan
Thanks, Sarah!
Clare Davidson
Oh, interesting. Such a flippant comment for someone she hasn’t spoken to in years to make! Says a lot about his character!
Nan
He was going for casual, fun–hoping she’d respond in kind. Um…no such luck, dude… Thanks for coming by, Clare!
Teresa Cypher
Oh, I just bought your book, (Rule Number One) btw. As soon as I clear off a few others in my queue, I’ll start into it!
Nan
Bless you, Teresa! Hope you enjoy it! 😉
Teresa Cypher
Nice! She was ready to chew out Eliot, and (I think) found Liam standing outside her door. 🙂
Nan, I want to thank you for the suggestion on my wewriwa post today. Wow–so much better! 🙂
And from me and the rest of the 8sunday, team–it’s our pleasure to do this. We really feel that you guys–the participants are the most incredible people. You make it all happen. It’d just be an empty website without all of you. 🙂
Nan
Teresa, you guessed it–Liam is there, blindsiding her first thing in the morning.
You’re welcome for the suggestion–I’m glad you liked it. I’m always a little nervous to make suggestions, but you asked and it seemed to work. I really do love participating in WeWriWa–a bunch of fun to hear from others about my work and to discover new authors by going from site to site. Cool, cool idea!
Shannyn Schroeder
I love the mix up when she answers the door. I can’t wait to read her response.
Nan
Thanks, Shannyn! Response is next week–I warn you, she is not pleased… 😉
Marcia
I like the ending – tense! I don’t know anything about these characters but I get the feeling Carrie’s not going to just sputter at him for long 🙂
Nan
Hi Marcia! Thanks for stopping by! Nope, she’s not a happy girl…and he’ll find that out pretty darn quick!
Cindy Amrhein ( @historysleuth1 )
Excellent snippet! Loved his comment. 🙂 I looked forward to your snippet every week. I’m enjoying the story and the characters are very natural.
Nan
Thanks, Cindy! So glad you came by and that you’re enjoying the story!
Kate Warren
Surprise! That’s laugh out loud funny! I think she needs coffee in a big hurry.
Nan
Hey, Kate! Thanks for stopping by! Yup–she’s gonna need something to get her going…
Veronica Scott
Oh my, a new twist – I am so enjoying this story! Terrific snippet, loved her surprise.
Nan
Thanks, Veronica! Hope we continue to intrigue you!
Dana
A nice surprise at the end. Well done. 🙂
Nan
Merci, Dana–so glad you came by!
Joanne Stewart
Uh-oh. Sounds like tension coming on. Love it!
Nan
Yup, a whole lotta tension! So glad you came by, Joanne!
Joya Fields
Oooo! Intense scene with a wonderful cliffhanger. Well written and left me wanting more! 🙂
Nan
Thanks, Joya! So happy you stopped by!
Linda Morris
Whoops! Nice misdirection in this snippet. Looks like they’re going to work out those issues sooner rather than later.
Nan
Well…there’s a heckuva lot to work out… Thanks for stopping by, Linda!
Elaine Cantrell
So fun. I can’t wait to see who it is.
Nan
More to come, Elaine! Thanks for coming by and commenting. I really appreciate it!
Jennifer Gravely
Wonderful! Can’t wait for her reply.
Nan
Thanks for stopping by, Jennifer! Yeah, she has plenty to say…