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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday, Easter Edition

Happy Easter to all who celebrate it. Thank so much to everyone for their gratifying comments last week. You can find out what was happening in that clipping here.

And check out all the wonderful sets of six here.

We're celebrating the release on Kindle of the Sailing Italy series!

These six sentences come from near the beginning of Sail From Italy, when Noreena, now the queen, is interviewing the real Repual, Prince of Germany, for the position of King of Italy by marriage at a dinner party.


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Repual smiled a very large smile, considering the size of his mouth. He smiled more at that dinner party than ever before in his life, and perhaps it was just an illusion, perhaps not, his eyes seemed not quite as large and his mouth seemed not quite so small.
He liked Noreena.
Noreena thought he was sweet.
Everything was fine.
Until a dagger flew through the air and missed Noreena by a foot. 


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Too thrilling for print! (Although if I reach a certain sales threshold, I will seriously consider a paperback version.) Get it on Kindle today by clicking the link above! Super cheap!
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24 comments:

  1. Rebecca RoyceApril 24, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    AHHH! Great last line~

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  2. Taryn KincaidApril 24, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Didn't see THAT coming!

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  3. Liana BrooksApril 24, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Yup, that'll ruin a ruin a dinner party!

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  4. Sarah GrimmApril 24, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Wow, great last line!

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  5. Cate MastersApril 24, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Excellent twist! Great snippet.

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  6. UnknownApril 24, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Wowsers! Didn't see that coming!

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  7. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    guess it's not fine :D

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  8. LindsayApril 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Hope they finished eating before the dagger showed up.

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  9. Jessica E. SubjectApril 24, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    A simple excerpt, but the last line adds so much! Nice work.

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  10. Gem SivadApril 24, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Nice intrigue set up. I'll check back for more developments. :) Happy Easter, Jessica.

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  11. Sandra SookooApril 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    wow, what a cliffhanger!

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  12. JApril 24, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Whoa! Sure didn't see that last line coming. Great six.

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  13. Susanna FraserApril 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Nice dramatic ending hook!

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  14. UnknownApril 24, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Just as everything was going swimmingly... great six!

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  15. AllureVanSanzApril 24, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    OMG, Duck!!

    ::grins:: Great teaser. I was envisioning this as a movie trailer for some reason.

    Best,
    Allure Van Sanz

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  16. Elaine CantrellApril 24, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    The dagger thing would get my attention real fast. Good six.

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  17. Joanne StewartApril 24, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Wow. GREAT last line!

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  18. Jayel KayeApril 24, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Good setup

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  19. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Well, that's one way to snap someone out of an infatuated reverie. XD I like it!

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  20. Lynne MurrayApril 24, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Great twist ending! Congrats on the new release!

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  21. UnknownApril 24, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Awesome six! I love the ending.

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  22. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    Great hook! Congrats on the release!

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  23. Roberta WalkerApril 25, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    What a way to ruin a good dinner party! Yes, congrats on the release!

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  24. Pip GreenApril 26, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Nothing like a flying dagger to kill the mood. eek!
    Congrats on the release.

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