Saturday, March 7, 2015

WeWriWa Snippet from The Chocolate House - All for Love - Anthology: "Masqueraders" 3/8/15

Last fall I was able to take part in an opportunity to participate in creating content for a historical anthology. Just a few days, the results of my labor went public in a book titled
The Chocolate House - All for Love - Anthology: "Masqueraders". My contribution is a short story titled A Pig in a Poke which is where today's snippet comes from. The snippet is the first 8 lines from my story. Please be sure that you take a little time to check out the list of brilliant writers taking place in this weeks Weekend Writers Blog Hop. You'll be amazed by the number of talented authors you'll encounter.



Simon Harper rubbed his neck and scanned the piece of paper one more time. He hoped the words had changed since the previous reading.  Luck wasn’t on his side. The blasted message remained the same. 



Simon,

Meet me at Masqueraders Chocolate House at 1:00 pm: no excuses

Sincerely,

Sebastian



Simon glanced at the tidy stack of ledgers piled on one side of his desk and heaved a sigh. He would far rather sort through the complicated tangle of numbers left by the previous proprietor than meet with his older brother.



The Chocolate House - All for Love - Anthology: "Masqueraders" is only $0.99 via Amazon and the proceeds are going to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.

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22 comments:

  1. Joanne StewartMarch 8, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Terrific beginning. I'm really curious to know why he doesn't want to meet his brother and what the note means.

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  2. MarciaMarch 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    Wow, Jess, this is a great opening! A lot of questions to draw us further into the story. I can see improvement in your writing just in the year or so I've known you. And you sure can pick cliffhangers! :-D

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    1. Jess SchiraMarch 8, 2015 at 4:20 PM

      Thanks Marcia. You're so sweet! I do have to confess that the cliffhanger was a happy accident.

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  3. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    Wonder what his brother is like?

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    1. Jess SchiraMarch 8, 2015 at 4:30 PM

      :) I'm editing currently editing the manuscript where Sebastian is the main character. He's ... challenging.

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  4. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    secrets to start the book. perfect idea. Now I'm curious what his brother wants

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  5. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    Great start. And lol - rubbing my neck and re-reading a message doesn't work for me either.
    Tweeted.

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    1. Jess SchiraMarch 8, 2015 at 4:38 PM

      Thank you Victoria! I've tried the trick with bills a few times and have yet to generate the desired result. Still, I keep hoping.

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  6. Teresa CypherMarch 8, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Intriguing opening lines, Jess! :-) Nicely done :-) I didn't know about this book. I'll have to check it out. :-)

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    1. Jess SchiraMarch 8, 2015 at 4:40 PM

      It just released on Thurs, and prior to that everyone involved was staying pretty quiet. Now that the silence has broken, I suspect you'll get sick of hearing about it.

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  7. Charmaine GordonMarch 8, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    You begin with a cliffhanger and that's a good thing. Terrific eight.

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  8. Christina OchsMarch 8, 2015 at 4:00 PM

    Great beginning! Wonder why he doesn't want to meet his brother, especially since chocolate might be involved. He can't be all bad!

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  9. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Ah, family... sometimes they drive you crazy. I'm guessing he and his brother have some serious issues.

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  10. Patricia GreenMarch 8, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    You've set this up really well. There's a lot of information in the opening, and yet so many details the reader wants to discover as she reads further.

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  11. Daryl DevoréMarch 8, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    Intriguing set up and the word chocolate in the title - this is gonna be good!

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  12. Veronica ScottMarch 8, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    What a wonderful idea for such a good cause! Enjoyed the snippet and I'm thoroughly hooked on the story already :-)

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  13. Kate WarrenMarch 8, 2015 at 11:28 PM

    Older brothers can be such a pain! Great snippet, Jess. I'm hoping Simon at least gets some chocolate out of this!

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  14. Chelle CorderoMarch 9, 2015 at 2:05 AM

    Wonder what is going on to cause such reluctance? Terrific description of the scene, you made it come alive.

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