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Eight is enough.  WeWriWa 1

2/2/2013

26 Comments

 
Last Sunday saw the end of Six Sentence Sundays.  Even the website isn't the same.  I went there later in the week to try and get to some of the Sixers I missed on Sunday and the list was gone.  *sniff, sniff*

This Sunday however, brings a new beginning.  Weekend Writing Warriors is similar to SSS in that you post on a Sunday and there is a limit.  Anyone can participate, any writer, published or unpublished, serious or frivolous, professional or amateur, no matter the genre.  WeWriWa has a limit of eight sentences, so that's what you're going to get.  Eight sentences--no more, no less.

For the month of February I will be posting exclusively romantic excerpts. Today's excerpt comes from Chapter 7 of my current WIP The DeFord Chronicles, Part II.  Anton DuClerque has requested the hand of Baron Spencer's granddaughter.  The two families are discussing the possibility of a marriage.  Spencer speaks first, having commented that there is rather little in the way of a dowry.


          "...I mean no disrespect to Anton.  I merely wish him to understand the situation fully.  I know that money is not his motivation, which leaves me to wonder what is. Surely my lords you can not argue that the boy might have his choice of nearly any maiden in Frandia.”
          Anton looked Baron Spencer square in the eye.  “I do not want any maiden in Frandia.  I want Graciela.  I swear to you that I shall honor her and protect her with the last breath in my body.”



*sigh*  Hope you enjoyed my eight.  I have an afternoon meeting that will interfere with my WeWriWa visiting, but rest assured I shall make the rounds. 

Kate







26 Comments
Kizzia link
2/2/2013 09:32:08 pm

I am sighing too, in a good way. Such noble sentiments so beautifully expressed in those last three sentences. And the writing as a whole is gorgeously atmospheric and completely captivating. I want to read the whole WIP, Now! So I think you can count these sentences as a success :)

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 02:32:37 am

Thank you, Kizzia. I think that's one of the best compliments I've ever gotten for my writing. :)

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Clare Davidson link
2/2/2013 10:16:29 pm

it looks like love is his motivation :) I love his response to Spencer, it really made me root for him.

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 02:34:03 am

Yes, it is love. He tried to fight it but he lost. Which in this case is a good thing.

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Sarah W link
2/2/2013 11:55:00 pm

I like this young man! Does Graciela?

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 02:31:17 am

She does indeed. Had her heart set on him from the moment they met. I just love writing these two.

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charmaine gordon link
2/3/2013 01:59:37 am

True love-his last line is so moving.

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 02:35:24 am

Yes, these two are very much in love.

Thanks so much for coming by on my first WeWriWa Sunday. I'm so pleased to see names I know from SSS, and to meet new friends as well.

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Teresa Cypher link
2/3/2013 02:34:07 am

wow! I'm with Kizzia on this one. And I LOVE that you're doing romance snippets for February. Good snippet, Kate. :-)

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 02:38:46 am

Thank you, Teresa. This WIP has a lot of young people pairing off so I've got a lot from which to choose. :)

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S. J. Maylee link
2/3/2013 02:45:48 am

Eight is enough<-- man that brings back some memories. Yes, I'm old enough to remember, lol.
Love the romance in this excerpt and his declaration has me melting. Well done.

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Siobhan Muir link
2/3/2013 03:52:10 am

He sounds like a good man, and I'm all for good men getting good women. Nice snippet, Kate. :)

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sue link
2/3/2013 04:56:56 am

Once can only sigh and smile sadly. I did not know about this site so my post today is geared in another direction.

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Veronica Scott link
2/3/2013 05:28:46 am

Romantic - sigh! But of course there will have to be tension and conflict - glad to know from your comments that Graciela feels the same as her swoonworthy beau! Terrific snippet...

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Jessica Schira link
2/3/2013 05:44:46 am

I love a man who knows his mind. I couldn't believe how quickly last week's SSS list got pulled. I went there, Tues. night I think, to check out the links I knew I missed and was stunned to find the list dismantled. Glad you joined the WeWriWa

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Elaine Cantrell link
2/3/2013 06:46:57 am

Now that's romantic. Great excerpt.

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Sue Ann Bowling link
2/3/2013 07:22:59 am

There's got to be a complication on the way.

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Monica Enderle Pierce link
2/3/2013 08:02:52 am

Ah, nobility. Both for the good and the bad. I like how you've contrasted the attitudes toward marriage here.

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Kate Warren
2/3/2013 08:47:06 am

I was going to reply to every comment individually but I feel a migraine coming on so I probably can't be on here too long.

I will do more of my regular visiting tomorrow.

Thank you all for your lovely comments!

SueAnn, Anton's family is one of the most powerful in the kingdom--his father is a count and his grandfather is a duke--so he can't marry without the king's permission. That's the next hurdle once they get through the negotiations.

Monica, you would have loved the interplay preceding this six where Anton said he didn't need any dowry and his father took exception to that idea. The three generations have rather different views on this issue. :)

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Heather Boyd link
2/3/2013 06:56:19 pm

Good man. I like his attitude!

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Paula Martin link
2/4/2013 08:53:10 pm

I love Anton's response.

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Debbie link
2/5/2013 01:27:12 am

Love conquers all! Anton is obviously sincere; good for him. Graciela is a lucky woman. Looking forward to further excerpts. thanks for checking out my post, as well. Have a good week.

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Elin Gregory link
2/5/2013 06:22:27 am

There's a lovely authentic rhythm to the dialogue. Very nice.

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Jessi Arnold
2/13/2013 12:06:46 pm

As always, leaving me wanting more. <3.

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Carol Duff link
2/13/2013 12:45:46 pm

I'm with Kizzia. What a wonderfully, noble love. Yet knowing that life is not simple and that best intentions are sometimes impossible, I am hoping that this is one promise that he will be able to keep.

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