Snippetathon!

Sam,  you have the BEST ideas, thanks for getting this started!

Jayne 

These don't constitute an issue as Sam mentions.  Because the snips are time and date stamped AND accredited to the individual authors, there's no dispute.  Where we claim rights is when/if someone were to lift a conversation from our community and republish elsewhere.  We claim the copyright in order to protect our members from being exploited without credit for their work and to protect against the plague of plaigarism.

Jayne 

Wildly waving at Sam!

6:23 AM!!!!  Are you out of your mind?  No wonder you need coffee...lots and lots of coffee!

Back later with more snipets!

Thank you for the positive post. I wasn't sure if I could comment on any snippets or not. You did post an intriguing snip from your book.

A modiste was a dressmaker.

Angel

I tried to keep it rather generic, since I don't want to give away my story (in spite of Jayne's reassurance!)    This is for the MS I'm just about done editing to submit to Supers  for consideration:

     Thomas clicked the recorder off.  “I think I have everything I need, thank you. I’ll be in touch with you if I have any further questions,” he said, moving steadily to the door. “Lock the door behind me. See if you can stay with a friend. Keep my number handy just in case.”

     She blinked, stunned by his rapid departure, but stopped him from leaving with a question. “Since you’ve dealt with this before, can I ask you something, Detective?”

     He looked wary, but he nodded yes.

     “How am I supposed to sleep at night, knowing he’s out there?”

     The bleakness in his voice echoed the pain in her heart. “I have no idea.”

I agree with Jayne, this is a great idea!  I'm going to be looking through my stuff as soon as I log off.

Angel, if you hadn't posted your question about the copyright, I would've.  Glad you beat me to it! 

“It’s true. You cry and whine, and he gives you your way. You drop your snotty Kleenex, he bends and picks it up for you.” Lily popped a bit of toffee popcorn in her mouth and continued to talk even while chewing, “I gotta say, I’m not surprised he’s grown tired of it.” When Carmella started to walk away, Lily coaxed, “Might as well sit back down, Carmel. You’re right that this argument can't last forever. But I do wonder if things can ever be the same between you two.”

“Mom, it's that damned brilliant 'idea' of his that's come between us - NOT because I take him for granted.  I love Crispy. I always have. He’s like…he’s like… a brother to me, and you know it.”

Lily popped another another kernel in her mouth and licked her sticky finger. “A brother? Interesting.”

“What's that supposed to mean?”

“Somehow I don’t think he sees you as a sister.”

Does this qualify as a snippet... or a chunk?  It's from my ms that's currently being reviewed by the SSE editors.

And I love that line of yours: 'The bleakness in his voice echoed the pain in her heart.'  Tres good!

I'm proud to be able to say that I've read books from both of you.  I've always like Superromances, Ellen.  And as I told Sam in another blog, I recently started reading Blazes. 

It's fun reading your snippets.  Kind of like seeing tiny previews! 

Loved your snippets. Good blurbs to make me want to read more.

Angel

Hi Amanda,

Thanks very much for the compliments! I'm psyched you enjoyed His Secret Past. I always get so fond of the characters. Knowing other people like them makes me happy!

The Boyfriend's Back is my working title. I'm not sure it will stick. I'm pretty happy with it but I stink at titles so it could be that I'm just relieved to have thought of one that's not ridiculous. But yes, there will be trouble! There always is when the boyfriend comes back to town, right?

Cheers,

Ellen

P.S. I just caught myself up on reviews this week. It is easy to get behind, isn't it?

LOL Ellen, then READ <G> I'm glad you're liking the snips. I LOVE Nick. I fall in love with all my heroes but, truly, he set the bar higher. :)

Great snips, guys! I love these!

 Kay

Love yours, Jodie! And great idea, Sam!

Here's mine... it's from an erotic futuristic that I'm working on for my agent :)

When the blade is lifted to whisper against the tender skin of my exposed neck I swallow hard, the bitter bile leaving its metallic tang behind in my mouth.I’m a scientist, is all that I can think. An Enhanced one, true, but a scientist all the same. A lab rat. What am I doing here?I don’t have time to contemplate the question. A voice sounds out of the dusky shadows, a voice that forces everyone, me included, to heed its call.“Give her to me.”

My snippet was a bit long. Sorry.  Hope no one minds.

Anyway I reread the snippets and I now I'm intrigued. 

Sam, great job as usual. Love the hint of sexual tension and its obvious things are happening between this couple that neither quite understand.  Now I'm gonna have to read the book!

Ugh, I knew I should have taken notes.  More comments to follow.

Okay, this time I did take notes.  LOL

Angel - great job!  Did you say that was from your first ms?  Wow!  Never know it.

Jodie - I can't write intrique to save my life, but that was awesome.  No wonder you kicked everyone's butt, including mine, at the Big Finish contest.

Kay - Can't remember the last time I read a Super, been too involved reading SSE and American, my current targets, but I'm putting that one on my TBR list.  

Amanda - A fellow SSE wanna be.  I have one under consideration as well.  Interesting conflict.  Hope we both hear something positive.

Liz - HR is another line I haven't read in ages.  Apparently I've been missing out.

Jodie - At first I was thinking your's was a Nocturne, but an erotic futuristic, too cool.  My writer's vision seems to be limited to basic contemporaries.  At some point I'd love to do something outside the box.  Sounds like you've got a start of something pretty creative.  Great job!

Thanks, Amanda!

 Sandy, there are so many series that it's easy to drift away from one.  HR has always been a tricky one since you never know quite what you're going to get.  We're a bolshie bunch of authors who tend to ignore guidelines, break the rules and generally tear up any envelope no matter how big.  And just because we don't do sweaty sex doesn't mean we don't know how to turn readers on!   There are some great new young authors writing for the series.

There are some great snippets here.  Great voices...

 Liz

Sandy Sue, thank you so much! I agree with Ellen, as well. ;) <G> Great job! Thanks for adding HIS SON'S TEACHER to your TBR pile.

 As to another snippet. Here's one from my March, 2009, release. Not title yet, but it's Luke's story (Luke is Nick's twin/the hero in His Son's Teacher). Oh, and this is at the revision stage which means it could change later. <G>

Tossing one's cookies on gorgeous Italian leather shoes had a way of ruining a girl's day.

Shelby Brookes gasped for air and glared down at the offending footwear, glad she knew better than to spend her hard-earned cash on overpriced shoes that wore the same as the regular-priced ones. But Luke Tulane had been raised with the best of everything and he obviously didn't realize no woman liked seeing a man wearing better shoes than she owned herself. "Sorry."

The word came out as a gasp. A choked, oh please, not again, groan of undisguised misery as her stomach muscles flip-flopped like circus clowns on a trampoline. This could not be happening.

Kay

The blacked out windows of the Rockhampton National Dance Hall might hide the light, but any passing invader could find it by sound.  Music was blasting out, the beat was alive causing cares and inhibitions to be thrown away if only for a short time.  Some lights could be seen twinkling as bodies jumped and swung past the open entrance.  There were already  people milling around outside trying to cool off.  A few couples were trying to find a more romantic place to spend time together.

Heather knew some of the girls would be getting themselves into hot water pretty soon, and once Beatrice Price knew then so would the whole district.  Rockhampton's small town society ostracised those  who didn't conform to their rules.  She was determined not to succumb to any foolish behaviour.
 

I thought I'd pop this in, is it supposed to be first two paragraphs or from anywhere in the book?

Natalie.

http://nataliehatch.blogspot.com

Oh wow wow wow!

THis is a great idea.  And now I've read some snippets from some of my favourite authors AND from what sounds like some really great new voices coming up.

Snippet from Falling For Mr. Dark and Dangerous:

Who was she kidding.  It wasn’t like she hadn’t participated willingly.  He might have initiated it but she’d been right there, keeping up.

“I’m sorry.”  His voice was husky-soft in the dim light filtering in from the dining room.  “I’m sorry you’re so damn pretty I had to kiss you.”

Holy hell.

Hee! 

Donna

I do like a man who can write romance and write it well!   In fact, my hero (in the story my snippet is taken from) is a journalist who turns to writing romance as a dare from his best friend.  There's something very sexy about the idea.  Good snippet, btw.