I’ve been seeing a theme in my life this week, having to do with friends and the positive challenge they bring to your life. This post, however is not directly about it, but it does have everything to do with it. See, my friend Estrella tagged me in a writer’s challenge. Here it is in a nutshell:
Now for the rules of this meme:
1. Go to page 77 in your current manuscript
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next seven lines as they are – no cheating
4. Tag 7 other authors (Done on Facebook)
I have two problems with the challenge (well, maybe 3…) 1) I haven’t reached page 77 yet. I’m close, but just not there. 2) I don’t know if I have 7 author friends on Facebook, especially 7 that haven’t been touched by Estrella yet. 3) well, I’m just plain scared, cuz I have so much work to do on it, but hey, what’s a little fear between friends… 🙂 )
So, I took a page from Kemari Howell, who tagged Estrella, and went to page 7. For those of you who have seen my latest status updates on Twitter and FB, here are your 7 lines:
Clayburn sat down and instead of pulling out the Journal he pulled out a file. He looked around the room, and gave a very strange and abrupt introduction to the meeting.
“This is why I was late.”
Everyone sat there, quiet, still, not knowing what to do or say. James turned to look at the rows and stacks of files behind him. He turned back, and looked closer at the file. Nothing on it, not thick with loads of information, and it was basically new.
“I take it that’s a new case.”
“You probably wouldn’t answer like that if you knew how long I was on the phone for this stupid little file.”
“Well, how bad could it be?”
“Luckily, you don’t have to worry about it. Rodney, this one’s yours. ”
(Geez, everything in me wants to try to explain everything, but I guess that’s the challenge, isn’t it?)
Notable Notables:
Catch Estrella’s 7 here: http://estrella05azul.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/lucky-seven-untitled-wip/
“Self Proclaimed Literary Seamstress” (I love that) Kemari Howell’s 7 is here: http://kemariwrites.blogspot.com/2012/03/lucky-seven-untitled-wip.html