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Sunday, 13 May 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - Air Ship, Ghost Ship

Here's an excerpt from the short story I've just submitted to my writer's group - ahead of my self-imposed schedule I might add!
Vakar scribed a huge circle through the air, Dannin swinging wide below, his gloved hands clinging grimly to the thin hemp. The strange wizard was waiting when Dannin spun out of the mist. He seized the rope. The abrupt halt in Dannin’s momentum slammed the wizard back a few steps. Dannin’s feet scrabbled for the deck. Snatching the dragonrider's dagger from his belt two-handed, the wizard sawed jaggedly at the hemp.
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11 comments:

  1. Karen de Lange14 May 2012 at 00:54

    Great action! Well done on beating your schedule.

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  2. Veronica Scott14 May 2012 at 06:06

    Always feels good to be ahead of schedule! A lot of action here, intriguing set up - excellent excerpt!

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  3. Goran14 May 2012 at 17:36

    Welcome back to the Six Sunday fold :-) After your A-Z month I bet it's a relief not having to come up with something new to blog about every day. Looks like Dannin might be in a bit of trouble once that rope's cut.

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  4. Ciara Ballintyne14 May 2012 at 21:27

     Thanks, it's nice to be ahead. it remains to be seen what happens after I get feedback from the writer's group. THAT'S where I fall down.

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  5. Ciara Ballintyne14 May 2012 at 21:27

    Thanks! I had to work hard on this story- too much story crammed into too few words left it feeling two-dimensional. 

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  6. Ciara Ballintyne14 May 2012 at 21:28

     Oh boy yes, I was exhausted by the end of it. if you missed last week's Six Sentence Sunday you should go check it out :-) I am particularly proud of it.

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  7. J. M. Blackman21 May 2012 at 04:41

    Very interesting set up and great action energy.

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  8. Ciara Ballintyne25 May 2012 at 20:41

     Thank you :-)

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  9. Karen de Lange23 June 2012 at 12:02

    Great action! Well done on beating your schedule.

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