Sunday, May 19, 2013

8 Sentence Sunday...Alice's continuing adventures in the 13th century

Move ahead a bit, copied and pasted and left out the yadda yadda. She's trying to think on her feet and give him answers that can't be checked out.

Have you any idea where you were held or how you came to be in the water?”
           She looked down at her hands, twisted them in her lap. “No idea,” she insisted. “Though I believe I must have been running away. That would make sense. That somehow I slipped away and fell into the river?”
He gave her a nod. “Indeed, lady, it does make sense.”

Thanks for all your kind comments and the encouragement. I'm anticipating another 6 weeks - fingers crossed - for the first draft to be complete. Then the real work starts.

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12 comments:

  1. I like this story, and I like the TT part. She did a good job with her answers.

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  2. So far she is doing a good job with being evasive. Any chance she could claim amnesia?

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  3. I like this snippet. Good luck finishing up the first draft. I always find that to be the hardest part!

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  4. I've always thought the first draft to be the hardest part. Good eight sentences. I'd like to see more.

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  5. Shoot, all the parts are hard ;-)

    I'm wondering if the guy she's talking to picks up on her body language and cagey answers, which would seem to indicate she's trying to hide something. If not, this could get even more interesting :D

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  6. Intriguing! I can't wait to see what comes next. :)

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  7. I love the way she's making it up as she goes. Great 8!

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  8. Tough spot to be in, how do you talk yourself around it? Good snippet.

    History Sleuth's Writing mysteries.

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  9. And why is she trying to come up with something that can't be checked out? I wonder what's going to happen if he doesn't believe her story.

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  10. I like this story, India! This is great dialogue. Has me asking questions, wondering what happened, and what will happen next. :-)

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  11. This is my 1st time on the blog hop, so I'm jumping into the middle of your story...

    The dialogue is engaging! :)

    Good job getting the 1st draft done! That's inspiring!

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