Saturday, July 20, 2013

#WeekendWritingWarriors -- Phantoms!

Hello Peeps!  Sorry I missed last week, life has been kinda crazy.  Tonight, after a delicious Rosa's meal of fajitas, tamales, queso, roasted jalapenos, and soapy-pillows, we played kickball in the front yard with the grandkids.  The weather was perfect.  Love those amazing clouds--they make the best cooling shadows!  Will someone come and pry me from the bed tomorrow?  My back is already talking to me . . . and all the words consist of just four letters!  #Ouch!

Okay, enough of that, this week's snippet comes from Stevie-girl and the Phantom of Crybaby Bridge.  I love this book--the characters are so unpredictable!  They took me down many unexpected paths as I rushed to get them down on paper.  That's why I'm lowering the price to 99 cents.  I want everyone to have a chance to get to know Jase and Stevie-girl.

In fact, I'm going to make ALL THREE PHANTOM BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR ONLY .99 EACH for the rest of the summer!


This week, I pulled from the latter part of the book.  Stevie ran off in a huff, and now she's lost in the woods.  Worse yet, something is following her.  Here we go -- from Stevie's POV:



            The blackness under the bushes was the perfect shadow-cave.  I couldn’t really see anything—
            Then, suddenly, I could. 
            I could see sharp, white teeth in a black snout.  A feral smile . . .
            I began to run.  Not only did my feet unfreeze, they took on a life of their own.  It was all I could do to keep from crashing headlong into low-hanging branches and forearm-grabbing brambles.

Afterthought: That's all for this week.  For more WeWriWa Snippets, go HERE!

30 comments:

Karen Michelle Nutt said...

Intense scene!

Jess Schira said...

I'd run too! Great intensity.

Sarah W said...

Would Steve-girl be appropriate for my ten-year old? She loves mysteries and paranormals, but likes humor.

gemma parkes said...

Exciting snippet! Wonderfully descriptive.

Ann Swann said...

Yes, it has a couple of scary scenes but no inappropriate language or adult situations.

Unknown said...

I love that her feet took on a life of their own! Fun!

Anonymous said...

Ann, wow! Scary scene well written. Thanks.

Veronica Scott said...

Scary! I'm glad she was able to run away, excellent excerpt!

Susan Stuckey said...

Excellent description and great building of suspense/fear. Good job.

Lauren said...

Awesome scene! Love the sudden fear and suspense that jerked me right out of my seat!

Teresa Cypher said...

Great action! Terror in the dark--well done, Ann! :-)

Unknown said...

Things don't sound great for Stevie! Great snippet.
~Skye

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Karen. =)

Ann Swann said...

Me, too, Jess. Me, too!

Ann Swann said...

Thank you, Gemma!

Ann Swann said...

Haha...isn't that always the way? They will either go or they won't. LOL

Ann Swann said...

Thanks to you!

Ann Swann said...

I appreciate that, Veronica. =)

Ann Swann said...

Oooh, thanks. I love suspense!

Ann Swann said...

Oh thank you, Lauren!

Ann Swann said...

Terror in the Dark...now that sounds like a story I would read!

Ann Swann said...

It gets worse for poor Stevie...

PT said...

Not only did my feet unfreeze, they took on a life of their own.

I love this line!

Anonymous said...

A great eight there.

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Stevie-Carroll. =)

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, I'm glad you do!

Sharon Buchbinder, Romance Author said...

Forearm grabbing branches! Love it. Nice panic stricken snippet!

HistorySleuth said...

Nice description in the scene Ann! Wonder now if this creature is friend or foe?

Ann Swann said...

Thanks, Sharon. Panic stricken is always good. LOL

Ann Swann said...

Definitely not friendly. =)