(No relation to the Game of Thrones actor.  The name is purely coincidental.)

This comes from Jasper City.  Tag line:  An outlaw seeks revenge against a city’s tyrant Mayor, while the man appointed to stop him begins to doubt the merits of his cause.

In this installment of Weekend Writing Warriors, Cynthia’s father has been hospitalized.  A nurse comes to check on his condition, but apparently she has other motives.

“You’re locked down.  Mayor’s orders… Officially, Citizen 71’s bombing put you in such critical condition that having a visitor would be dangerous.  You’re also in a coma, post-surgery, and because f that your immune system’s been compromised.”

“And unofficially?” Richard asked.  “What’s so important about me that the Mayor had to tell that fairy tale?”

The nurse frowned.  “I was hoping you could tell me.”

This excerpt as always comes from Jasper City, my current work in progress.  Tag line:  An outlaw seeks revenge against a city’s tyrant Mayor, while the man appointed to stop him begins to doubt the merits of his cause.

The character here is Mayor Jasper himself:

“A funeral was in order.  One week ago General A-16 was sent into the Wasteland outside on a job, and he never made it back.  It was time to give the matter some closure.  But it would have to wait.
Mayor Calvin Jasper sighed.  Now he needed to find a new body to serve as General… It was a shame that A-16 had to go to waste.  He had potential, but ultimately couldn’t handle his responsibilities.”

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This installment of Weekend Writing Warriors focuses on Dexter, his wife Lilith, and their ill child Lillian.

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Because this novel is still in the editing stages, these sentences may be different from the finished product.  This excerpt is part of a newer chapter I’ve written.

Cynthia is back for another installment of Weekend Writing Warriors.

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Her first thoughts settled on Dex, and the callous way he left her behind in favor of his career. Let him be! He never cared for you anyway. Still, his complete silence toward her since that day left the wound unable to heal.

She next thought of the way the city changed. The citizens took on darker dispositions. Once they felt bound to each other for the simple fact that they survived. Now, with everything crumbling around them, they only thought of their wants and needs. It was one reason why she rarely went outside.

Weekend Writing Warriors is back!  Last week I lapsed in participating, but I plan to fix that now.

It’s simple and fun. Sign the linky, then on Sunday, post 8 sentences from a current writing project, published or unpublished. Visit other participants and offer opinions, critiques, support. Writers hanging out with writers, a good time with a great group of people.

I am continuing with snippets from Jasper City.  Now that I have a copy back from a beta I expect many of the snippets you see will be changed by the final draft, so here they are in a raw, organic form.

We’re returning to Cynthia, in one piece but has found herself in a sketchy crowd.  She’s not out of danger yet.

He pulled the hood back over his head.  Now was not the time to find her.

The next installment in Weekend Writing Warriors focuses on Dexter.  As the newly appointed right hand man to the Mayor, Dexter discovers that his old flame Cynthia is in danger.

Dex’s stomach churned and his blood quickly turned toward the boiling point. His best efforts to keep his hands from shaking in front of The Mayor failed. 

“I know that you two were once together,” he told Dex. “I wondered if the circumstances of that relationship’s end would affect your ability to handle this case. I see that I have my answer.” 

“I can’t promise you that I will stay objective in this,” Dex said. 

“Quite honestly, I don’t care if you’re objective or not. I only expect you to do your job. If having an emotion helps you in a case, so be it.”


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