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My snippet is from my new sci-fi romance novella MISSION TO NEW EARTH. Last time, many of you asked what happened between Sara and Marsh.
“We need to talk,” Marsh said as he
blasted past me toward our quarters.
What? I looked around. Where was
the rest of my team? Marsh took an impatient whack at the mistletoe ball hung
from a garland. Oh, boy. What had gotten into him?
Bill and Tom trailed behind Marsh
with Gloria and Ana bringing up the rear. Like me, they wore forest green
jumpsuits, and they did not look pleased. Glum was a better word.
The last simulation wasn’t that
bad. Here's the story
What? No kissing? LOL! Great reaction. Something is sure up and you have left me curious to find out what.
ReplyDeleteYou want kissing???
DeleteUh-oh He's smacked the mistletoe and they need to talk. Looks like there might be some bad news coming.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Marsh there is.
DeleteUh oh, seems like either the last simulation was that bad, or else there's fresh bad news coming! Great snippet...
ReplyDeleteLOL Thanks, Veronica.
Deletethat bad??? How bad was it?
ReplyDeleteTweeted.
Thanks for the tweet.
DeleteIt looks like she'll be getting bad news.
ReplyDeleteHehehe.
DeleteThe mistletoe abuse is a bad sign, I'm sure! I wonder what's coming?
ReplyDeleteGlad I got you guessing. :)
DeleteYikes! I'm curious to know what happened. No one seems happy at all. Great tease!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jess. Nope. See what influence Marsh has?
DeleteOh boy, I can't see this going well for the characters. Works for me as a reader, though!
ReplyDeleteThat's good, right?
DeleteSomething in the works is not good at all. I hope she can keep her positive attitude (it wasn't that bad). I think she's in for a dose of reality.
ReplyDelete"Reality" plays a big part in the next segment.
DeleteNot that the majority is always right, but it's looking like it was, in fact, that bad.
ReplyDeleteOr is Marsh's bad mood affecting everyone?
Delete"Not that bad?" I suspect she's kidding herself.
ReplyDeleteTune in next week to find out. :)
DeleteThe mistletoe is a nice detail, showing us how they're trying to maintain some normality in world gone crazy. Fun snippet, Diane.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alexis. It was also to establish time of year.
DeleteThe news seems to be bad...I wonder what kind of bad. Interesting snippet! ...poor mistletoe though. It never did anything wrong. XD;
ReplyDeleteLOL, Rin-Rin.
DeleteI have a hunch it is that bad. Love the detail about the mistletoe. Nice touch in the tense situation.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen
DeleteI'm new to this book, but the premise looks fascinating. I'm not normally a fan of science fiction, but this looks as though it will be a great read. Must try and catch some more.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel. Some of my writer friends who don't read SFR say they like my books. No creepy aliens. :)
DeleteUh oh. :-) The mistletoe smack seems a bit ominous. Good job of painting with words. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment, Teresa.
DeleteHe's definitely not happy about something. And I don't think he's planning to lure her under the mistletoe! Great snippet.
ReplyDelete~Joyce Scarbrough
He should have lured her there. LOL Or maybe she will do the luring. Thanks, Joyce.
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