Lucky 7 is a fun blog challenge passed on to me by my friend and fellow author Darcia Helle. The challenge is to blog 7 lines from unpublished works of fiction. Here are the instructions I received:
1. Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript (fiction or non-fiction)
2. Go to line 7
3. Post on your blog the next 7 lines, or sentences, as they are – no cheating
4. Tag 7 other authors to do the same
These 7 sentences are from page 7 of my current novel in progress, Fatal Fury (title subject to change):
…got muddled. Tonight, he’d kill again. If all went according to plan, Charles Dean would lose it all.
Charles Dean read the text message on his phone and the smile slipped from his lips. He glanced at his watch. Two-fifteen. Fingers twitched. His mind raced for an excuse. He punched in a short reply and pressed SEND. On his way out of the clubhouse, he bypassed the bar and made a call to a friend. Mark Wilson answered.
“Mark. I’ve got to go to the office.”
Fatal Fury is set in Oxfordshire, England, and should be complete around early 2013.
Now I need to pass this challenge on to 7 author friends. The lucky 7 are:
I’m looking forward to reading all their teasers.
Oh, Jen, would that I could. No WIP is plaguing my senses right now. My latest release is out plaguing the world.
no time limit, jbk
Love the excerpt, Jenny! I’m looking forward to the book!
Thanks, Darcia. As much as I love San Francisco, it’s fun to set this one in the UK for a change.