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7 months ago
Lucky 7!
So it seems that memes have a way of finding me. I've been tagged in a Lucky 7 meme by the super cute Ashley Nixon. Thanks, Ashley! Actually, she tagged me in TWO memes, but really, I can only do one meme at a time so the other one would have to wait. :)
Alright, kidding aside, here are the rules:
1. Go to page 77 of your current ms.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 lines/sentences, and post them as they're written. No cheating.
4. Tag 7 other victims, er, authors.
Alright, let's see what's on page 77 of my ms "Hidden".
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She’s thin and gaunt, her cheeks a grayish hue. She can’t be much older than my mother, but the difference is striking. Crinkles on the corners of her eyes jet out like spidery legs. Wisps of lank brown hair escape her ponytail to frame her long face. She takes my hand and I can feel the calluses on her palm.
“Elsa’s resting in her stall right now, so you won’t have to worry about upsetting her.”
Hay needles crunch underneath my sneakers. Flies hover over a suspicious-looking
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Well, there you have it. It's not much and doesn't give away anything, really. But I'm just following rules. Now onto the tagging. *rubs hands together*
AM Supinger
Kacimari
EM LaBonte
Dean C. Rich
David Powers King
Krista McLaughlin
Mandie Baxter
As usual, if you don't want to do the meme, no problem. I'm all for democracy here. :)
Wishing everyone a great and fabulous week!!
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- Precy Larkins
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16 comments:
Flies hover over what???? : ) Nice!
I like the crinkles like spider legs. Beautiful image.
loved your excerpt :o) Can't wait to read this!
I love your lines. I was totally wanting more...
"suspicious-looking" . . . that's it?!
Great cliffhanger. ;)
What the freak! ARe you kidding me? Flies are over what? WHAT? I'm dying here and now I need a coke in a bad way. Why are you doing this to me?
Hey...I know that book!!
Hehe! Thanks, guys! And it's most likely not what you think it is. ;D
Ooh love this meme! I also want to know what them flies are up to. Do they hover over a corpse? A piece of poo poo? A secret manuscript? A goat's headdress? What?
I like Jenny's comment.
"Crinkles on the corners of her eyes jet out like spidery legs. "
Love this line a lot. Great description. I could clearly visualize the lady.
I loved your lines, they hooked me in quite nicely. I was hoping for more! Thanks for the tag hun. :D
Don't belittle your writing!
I like the way you describe the woman. Instead of saying simply, "She looks like she's had a hard life," you point to her gaunt frame, calluses, gray face. Then you talk about Elsa in the stall so I know this must have something to do with horses. The flies don't intrigue me so much since there are always flies around stables, but for a random few lines, this says a lot.
This is nice writing.
I like these lines. This whole meme thing is great!
Awesome! And thanks for passing this on to me. I'll having mine up tomorrow. :)
Wait, you cut me off, I was still reading! I was totally engrossed!
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