Writers know that the weekends are always great. Not
only do they finally have a little extra time to work on projects, but it’s
also a great chance to connect with other writers through the Weekend Writing Warriors blog hop. Anyone is welcome to participate, no matter what genre they
write. During the course of the blog hop, you’ll get to read all sorts of
published and unpublished 8 sentence snippets, many of which are really, really
good.
My contribution comes from my YA historical novel, Rendezvous with Destiny, which is set
during 1941. This snippet picks up where my previous post left off. Thanks for
taking the time to visit!
Rosika
quirked a brow.
“Becca, the best cow dog in the
world.”
Rosika twisted and looked through
the rear window at the dog who wagged her stump tail. “It’s true, you do have a
great dog. What else?”
He
dug into his pocket and removed a cardboard tube. He twisted his wrist and the
tube’s contents rattled. “M&M’s.”
One
of the more entertaining things I learned during the course of my research was
that, while the candies had been around for a while, Mars didn’t make them
available to the general public until 1941. Public sales of the chocolate treat
didn’t last long. When the United States entered WWII, the company made the
decision to send all of the candy they produced to the troops.
A great dog and M & Ms to boot.
ReplyDeleteWho could as for anything more?
Nice 8!
Fun snippet. I'm already interested in the dynamic between these three characters.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteMy first reaction was that the M&M's were an anachronism. How fascinating to see your research! When did they start selling them again? Not right after the war. And is the cattle dog similar to the Australian Cattle Dog of today?
ReplyDeleteThis dog is a cross between corgi and Aussie, which would be high strung but good with cattle. As for the sale of M&M's, as far as I can tell, they went back on sale sometime in 1946. During the war, the company produced 600,000 lbs weekly for the troops.
ReplyDeleteJess, what a charming brief eight. You summed it up so well.
ReplyDeleteThank you! The brevity surprised me. I think it might be the shortest 8 sentences I've ever written.
DeleteLove the 1941 as a setting. And what a fun little historical fact! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the scene this paints. What could go wrong with chocolate and a dog?
ReplyDeleteIt's a combination that's always worked for me :)
DeleteCute dog and chocolate - he gets the points for sure! A fun excerpt, love the time period (and your research). Great 8!
ReplyDeleteAwesome snippet. Cute dogs, chocolate, and a connection between two interesting characters. Love it. And the fun historical fact at the end of your post was really cool, too. Great 8!
ReplyDeleteM&Ms?? I am so there :D
ReplyDeleteLovely excerpt, Jess. Your characters are always engaging and so true-to-life. How do you find time to read for fun and do research and write and do all that amazing stuff on the farm?? I'm jealous of your time-management skills!
LOL, Don't be jealous, you make my time management skills sound much better than they actually are!
DeleteM&Ms to a potluck? Genius! I bet they were a big hit. :-) You're really writing David into a likeable character! Nicely done :-)
ReplyDeleteDavid has been fun, but Rosika is giving me fits. Any scene that's from her point of view takes forever to write.
DeleteSuch a cute scene you set...and M & M's, David's my hero : )
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet and fascinating detail with the M&M's.
ReplyDeleteLove the fact that you researched this so thoroughly to paint such a realistic scene. ...and I do love M&Ms
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