L- Lines

Often times when I'm reading I come across lines in the novel that I adore. They inspire me to write better lines in my own work.

 I want someone to come across one of my sentences and be so excited about how I worded it that they want to use it or share it. 

Some of my favorite lines are:

 "I thought about the way we invent ourselves through our stories, and in a similar way, how the stories we tell put walls around our lives."
~ Pam Houston in Cowboys Are My Weakness

 "She was unblemished as a new sink." ~ Tim Sandlin Rowdy in Paris

'It was a shock to find our passion could just start up again, like a match set to kindling, sparking thick in the throat, flaring in our loins, and burning the years that had gathered in between to ashes." ~ Vicki Pettersson The Scent of Shadows

'My feet just took me where my mouth wanted to be.' ~Karen Moning Darkfever 

What is one of your favorite lines? 

K- Kim Harrison's view on Inspiration

My inspiration in writing has come from a terrific author- Kim Harrison. 
She writes the Hollow series with her leading lady Rachel Morgan. 

Ms. Harrison was kind enough to answer two questions for me- 

1)What is your favorite word?

  I don’t really have one. Sorry. But my favorite word type is the word that doesn’t get used much, maybe once every two books or so, one that fits the situation to a T and seldom gets used in casual conversation, the one that I look at and sarcastically say to myself, “Oooh, I get to use my big words today!”

2) What does inspiration mean to you?

Inspiration to me is the drive to find out what happens next, so unless I’m having a very bad day, it’s always with me.
 ~~Kim Harrison~~
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Who inspires you?
Do you have a favorite word?

Express yourself- 3-29-2013

I'm participating in the Express yourself Meme from Entertaining Interests.

        As I child I found I adored books at an early age, but one genre really sucked me in and twisted inside my heart clutching until nails were imbedded under my skin...Horror. I was a huge fan of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. My favorite book series was Goosebumps of course.

The one book that stands out the most is The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight by R. L. Stine
I still have that book and several others, though my oldest daughter reads them now.

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When I dare look again...

Passing Time: Nine Short Tales of the Strange and Macabre

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Nine dark fiction stories that may just give you nightmares.

A man lives to regret Passing Time. A father will do anything to save his son in Expiration Date. An author finds out her worst nightmare is back in The Devil’s Song. A woman gets more than the claim fee when she takes out vampire insurance in Luna Black.

In Dining in Hell, the Death Valley Diner becomes the wrong place to stop.

A serial killer wants to add another file to his collection in The Vegas Screamer. In Eating Mr. Bone, an undertaker could meet an unfortunate end. A con man meets his first ghost in Land of the Free. And will truth finally be set free in The Letter?

 Excerpt from The Devil’s Song

           I cover my eyes. “You’re not real. You’re not real!” I scream, stumbling backwards into the kitchen. The radio springs to life, and my favourite Vangelis track Tales of the Future begins playing at an ungodly volume. I reach for the volume control–but the radio is flung sideways out of my reach. It is impossible to cover both my eyes and ears, so I grasp the power cord and yank it free. The only sounds left are my beating heart, rapid breathing, and the continual chanting of the crows.

When I dare look again, the bureau is positioned under the living room window, my laptop upon it, and a ream of paper to the left. My writer’s mug–the one I smashed in joy when the last manuscript was finished–sits in one piece to the right. And a fire now blazes in the hearth, throwing an envelope of burning heat in my direction.

A voice–the one belonging to the scared author–has confirmed my worst nightmare is back. But a new, firmer, stronger voice tells me I cannot let history repeat itself. The new voice’s anger rises from deep within me and pushes away the fear that has choked me into silence. I cannot let my villain return to printed form.

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A life-long addiction to reading science fiction and horror, meant writing was the logical outlet for Ellie Garratt’s passions. She is a reader, writer, blogger, Trekkie, and would happily die to be an extra in The Walking Dead. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and online. Passing Time is her first eBook collection and contains nine previously published stories. Her science fiction collection Taking Time will be published later in the year.

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He can keep his soul

"Sam's soul is on the line. Meira's will be too if she's caught, but that's a risk she's willing to take."

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Christine Rains is joining us today to answer three questions and then introduce you all to her newest Novella.  We'll keep it short and simple- with pictures.

  1) What is your favorite Word? Why?

 
      "Chocolate." 

It's fun to say, rolling off your tongue as if in preparation to eat some. It's a sensual word to my ears. Plus, chocolate is one of my favorite things! 

2) What does your writing area look like?

 
   

  I have a little room stuffed full of games and books. My computer is on an old desk that's a bit shaky. Sometimes I end up with notes, receipts, books, and candies on it, but I work best when it's neat. At least when the spot in front of the screen is neat. There are painting by my son on the wall and a bulletin board with family photos. Not much else will fit in there, but it's my little writing space. 

3) What is one line you didn't want to cut from your new novella The Harbinger, but knew you had to?

     This is a difficult one. I'm a concise writer even on the first draft. There's a whole scene that I might cut, though. My favorite line from that scene: 

Soaked feathers caught on something, and the roar filling her ears was no longer from the coliseum.

Title: 1304 – The Harbinger (The 13th Floor series, #4)

Author: Christine Rains

Genre: paranormal romance

Release date: March 13th, 2013

Blurb:

Meira Harper loves both her jobs: talking about beautiful shoes and fetching souls for Zeus. But the Thunder God threatens the harpy's loyalty to her job when she receives the call to bring the soul of gorgeous Sam Wright. Meira pleads with her boss to let him live. Zeus agrees, but Sam must fight for his life. If Sam can win three challenges, he can keep his soul.

The gods never play fairly, though, so Meira needs to find ways to help Sam with the challenges. She cannot outwardly cross her master, but she refuses to let the man she loves lose his soul. They haven't even had a chance to start a life together.

Sam's soul is on the line. Meira's will be too if she's caught, but that's a risk she's willing to take.

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Christine Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She has four degrees which help nothing with motherhood, but make her a great Jeopardy player. When she's not writing or reading, she having adventures with her son or watching cheesy movies on Syfy Channel. She's a member of Untethered Realms and S.C.I.F.I. The 13th Floor series is her first self-published series. She has five novellas and eighteen short stories published.

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She claims her spaceship is possessed.

A Grand New Age of Boom or Dust?

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Boomtown Craze, Book 3 in the Backworlds series is here!

In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendents to survive in a harsh universe.

To secure his future, Craze must propel his world into a more prosperous era. Only days away from the grand opening of his new and improved tavern, he is confronted by a loony Backworlder intent on mucking up his plans. Gaunt and trembling, she claims her spaceship is possessed. She also has a connection to the underworld that shakes loose the dark past of one of Craze’s closest friends. It all threatens to end Craze’s prosperity before it begins.

Meanwhile off world, Captain Talos works desperately to outwit the mercenary Jixes and lure them away from his and Craze’s budding prospects. The mind-control weapon Talos uses against them is wearing thin, and his next move may be his last. 

Will Craze and Talos’s efforts bring about a grand new age of boom or damn them to forever struggle in the dust?

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