Sunday, July 17, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday


For my first attempt at "Six Sentence Sunday," here's the opening paragraph of Chapter 3 from my very first m/m romance, "Casa Rodrigo," which was published by Loose Id.

Bernardo stood on deck of the large galleon and looked out over a playful ocean. The salt air rushed at his face and ruffled his thick hair, still mostly black. Feeling exhilarated, Bernardo took a very deep breath and exhaled, as if exorcising his demons. There was a certain freedom that flowed through his veins. It was almost as if in the Caribbean, he could leave his life -- and the world he came from -- behind him. Here, he could be someone else.

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18 comments:

  1. Nice description - I love ocean descriptions and you've really captured the feeling. Nice line: There was a certain freedom that flowed through his veins.

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  2. Welcome to SSS and I loved your tease and looking forward to more. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. I liked the line about the freedom flowing through his veins.

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  4. You set up the scene and his hunger for freedom very nicely. Is this a period piece? The mention of a galleon made me wonder. Great start at SSS.

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  5. Welcome to 6SS. Your 6 makes me want to keep reading to find out just what kind of a person he will become.

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  6. @Liz: Thank you! I like that one, too. Then again, anyone who's ever been on the ocean, if they like it, understand the statement.

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  7. @Sam: Thank you so much. Glad to have participated finally! I appreciate your welcome.

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  8. @Jenna: A humble thank you for your comments. Yes, Casa Rodrigo is a historical; loosely. It takes place in the mid-1600s but I don't really go into detail about specific events.

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  9. @Sondra: Thank you. I'm very glad to hear you say that. I must warn you, the book itself is not an easy read as it deals with slavery, but in the Caribbean. Still, it was my first book and I have a soft spot in my heart for it. I thought it was only fitting that for my first SSS attempt I resort to my first book.

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  10. Welcome! It's my first week, too. :-) And my WIP is called Swashbuckler. . .I smiled when I read your six. Looking forward to reading more of your words next week.

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  11. Excellent writing, you have a beautiful set-up here.

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  12. Welcome to Six Sunday. What a fantastic premiere. Thank you.

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  13. @Karysa: Welcome, and thank you! Sounds good. There were so many I still haven't finished reading the SSS. There are so many! Wow. Just, wow.

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  14. @Liana: Thank you! I appreciate that.

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  15. @romancingalix: Thank you so much. I hope I can continue.

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  16. Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday! What a lovely description of feeling freed from the past. :)

    ~Xakara
    Dawn's Early Light 6SS

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  17. @xakara: Thank you so much! I had a lot of writing about him even if there were many dark points in the story.

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