This Sunday I'm participating in the Weekend Writing Warriors blog hop with an 8-10 sentence snippet from my romantic thriller Killing Jenna Crane in which the devoted Chloe finally realizes there is no future with the arrogant author, Ellis.
He glared at her, refusing the bait. "Well, just remember it was your choice."
He glared at her, refusing the bait. "Well, just remember it was your choice."
She reeled on him, her green eyes flashing in fury and
before he knew it, had landed him a stinging slap across his left cheek. It was the last thing he expected from Chloe
and for a moment he could do nothing but scowl at her in shock as he fought the
urge to hit back.
"Being forced into something is not a choice. It's a matter of survival. Either I stay here and die inside a little
bit more each day, or I remove myself from you and give myself a chance of
finding happiness one day with someone who has a real heart and real
feelings—and that isn't you. The worst
thing about living with a fiction writer is that reality can never match the fantasy that's playing out inside his head.
I can't live with being second best any longer."
Killing Jenna Crane - a psychological/romantic thriller
This is not a story about a murder, but a dark journey
inside a writer's mind. Ellis Crawford,
creator of the famous and highly successful Jenna Crane mystery series, finds
his comfortable life swept away when he meets Emily, his ideal woman.
Despite his deepening love for Emily, Ellis finds himself
haunted by painful memories of a previous love whose heart he broke, and begins
to regret his past behavior. On top of
that, Emily wants him to kill off his beloved heroine Jenna Crane - against
fierce public opinion.
But life is too short for regrets and when his own rapidly
spirals out of control, taking his reputation as an author with it, where will
Ellis turn for help?
5 comments:
She's jealous of his character? I'm thinking he's better off without her.
Interesting excerpt, fascinating concept at play here. You got a lot of emotion into a short snippet!
Ouch. Considering the number of writers who are happily married, I'm not sure she's right.
That could be a tough one. writers are known for getting attached to their characters. ;-)
Interesting premise! :-)
Excellent build up of tension! Nicely done
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