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Edie Ramer tagged me tonight. And I’ve got to confess, I love this particular game of tag. Here are the rules (as taken from Edie’s blog): “Turn to page 123 in your work-in-progress. If you haven’t gotten to page 123 yet, then turn to page 23. If you haven’t gotten there yet, then get busy and write page 23. Count down four sentences and then instead of just the fifth sentence, give us the whole paragraph.”

So, here’s my contribution (from my recently finished story, so not a WIP–Work in Progress):

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Once upon a time, he’d possessed Maya. Had all that hot, rich power in his hands. Sex with a vampire–it was one of the best pleasures on earth.

And the most dangerous.

They were walking away now. Hurrying down the street toward the promised Jag.

His fingers uncurled and his left hand rose toward the phone that waited on his desk. Tap. Tap. Tap. His nails clicked against the back of the plastic receiver.

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So, okay, I broke the rules a little bit. But the sentences were short, so I thought I’d throw in a few extra…

Now, I think I’ll tag Larissa Ione.

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5 responses to “WIP Tag”

  1. Michelle says:

    Love the excerpt, Cynthia. Very intriguing.

  2. Edie says:

    Cynthia, you gave me chills. You use short sentences too. I’m not alone!

  3. Larissa says:

    Awesome excerpt! And I just fulfilled my tag obligation–it was fun! 🙂

  4. Cynthia Eden says:

    Thanks, Michelle!

  5. Cynthia Eden says:

    Ah, Edie, I’m addicted to those short, punchy sentences. We are sisters!