Sunday, January 1, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - 1/1/12

Today is Six Sentence Sunday, where both published and non-published writers share six sentences from their work. I'm sharing an excerpt from my upcoming debut novel, LIFE ON THE EDGE.

In this excerpt, Emily and her young coach Sergei just had a friendly night out at the Sting concert. Emily's best friend Aubrey has warned her about getting too close to Sergei since coach-student relationships are a big no-no.

A shiver sped down my spine at the thought of spending another evening with Sergei. I didn't know if I was still on a high from the concert, but being in the dark car with him was heightening all my senses. I'd always thought he was attractive. Only now did I notice how his smile softened the sharp angles of his face, how sexy my name sounded in his Russian accent, how his T-shirt hugged his lean yet muscular chest.


I gulped and set my eyes on the highway in front of us. You need to put those thoughts out of your mind right now.


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11 comments:

  1. Ah, the old attraction. What an exciting time when those feelings bud inside us. Great six. And best wishes for 2012! x

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  2. Welcome to SSS. This is a great snippet for starters.
    Happy new Year

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  3. Thank you, Angela and Sherry! Happy New Year to you both!

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  4. Yum, the budding of a new relationship. Sweet!

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  5. A Russian accent? Sounds delicious... hope they're headed somewhere fun.

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  6. Sounds like she's got a dilemma on her hands :) Loved your six

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  7. Hey welcome to SSS fellow CC'er! Great excerpt!

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  8. A great Six Sentence Sunday captures a turning point, and makes us curious about the past and the future both. You've stepped out with a classic example of all those things. Happy 2012 and hope to see you a lot!

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  9. Intriguing. How do you select which portion of the book to feature six sentences?
    I wouldn't know where to start on any of my novel manuscripts.

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  10. Thanks everyone for visiting and commenting! Jeff, it's a fun process, looking through your work and finding six sentences to intrigue the reader. Lets you see where some of your best passages are :)

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  11. What a wonderful 6. Shows such inner conflict while telling so much.

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