Here we are, back again for a new Excerpt of Demon and Fairy. This week, I had a little interview at Fire Your Mentor. If you also want yours fill up their form. ;)
And last night! My first review for Harajuku Kiss and it's a 5 star!
And last night! My first review for Harajuku Kiss and it's a 5 star!
Here are my 8 sentences, the weirdness continues (of course he is Seti). And we start where we left off last weeks.
“I
need to calm down, I need to calm down,” he repeated to himself out
loud. He took several deep breaths and tried to concentrate to
remember what had happened.
“We
are locked again, that’s what happened,” yelled the voice of
Chaos hurting his temples.
“Again?”
Seti asked, not understanding.
“Again,
again, again, again, again, again…” the Chaos yelled.
Seti
placed his hands on his ears and started to massage his temples, but
the voice was still in there.
“I
tried to warn you, but you wouldn’t listen,” it said.
“I’m
getting crazy, get out of my head,” Seti yelled as loud as he
could.
I know poor Seti, right? And the fact that he is not completely "alone" doesn't seem to help much.
Thank you for fixing the typo too, I really appreciated.
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This just keeps getting more and more intriguing!
ReplyDeletePoor Seti. His day sucks. I hope he survives the voices.
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ReplyDelete"I need to calm down." I like that he repeats that to himself. It's something I think nearly every reader will be able to relate to.
And Chaos repeating the word "again" for emphasis really works, I think. Good 8, Linda!
What did he have to eat?
ReplyDeleteNice 8!
Oh, poor Seti, I want to send Chaos away for him :-(
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful and engaging piece that interests me as a reader. A couple of nit picks - because that's what evil editors do:
ReplyDeleteInstead of using the tag "yelled," I recommend including an exclamation point. Make the dialogue stand out and the tags disappear.
I'd delete the word "started" and go for the direct action. Started is a stall word that only serves to slow writing down.
I love the idea of voices in his head and can feel his anxiety! Well done.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2014/08/weekend-writing-warriors-081714.html
Poor Seti. (I say that a lot here LOL.) Interesting relationship he has with the Chaos. Seems like he can control it pretty well, most of the time though. Interesting snippet!
ReplyDeleteI am with Seti, I want to understand but the chaos makes my head hurt. Fantastic writing.
ReplyDeleteKnowing he needs to calm and achieving calm are two different things--especially since the Chaos does not seem to be helping!
ReplyDeletePoor thing. No wonder he feels like he's losing his mind. Good job showing his pain and confusion.
ReplyDeletePoor Seti, we all have moments like that! Powerful snippet.
ReplyDeleteYep. Like you said, he's losing it. Nicely written!
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