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Write Club or unoffical 6 Sunday

3/2/2013

38 Comments

 
Hello fellow former Sixers!  Nice to see you again.  I'm going to post from my latest novel, Bridging The Gaps (now available in paperback as well as eBooks).

If you're here for my WeWriWa post, just scroll down.  I posted that one earlier.

We're in Chapter 30 as Ellen's ex-husband-to-be, Doug spots their youngest daughter out on a date.  Now as far as Doug is concerned, Melanie isn't allowed to date, and he's not above making a scene in a public place.  Even his fiancee Chloe gets annoyed and tells him to knock it off.  Chloe speaks first here.



          “Stop this right now!  You’re acting like a cave man.”
          Finally aware of the spectacle he’d created, he released Melanie and lowered his own voice accordingly.  “And just how am I supposed to act when I catch my daughter out on a date when she knows full well she’s not allowed to date until she’s sixteen?”
          Humiliated beyond belief, Melanie didn’t even think of the potential problems her defense would cause when she said those four inflammatory words: “Mom said I could.”



That's my six.  See you around the web as I make the rounds visiting the other Write Club authors.

Kate

38 Comments
Elaine Cantrell link
3/3/2013 12:59:47 am

Uh oh. Just like a kid to make it worse.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 01:39:12 am

Yes, I'm afraid Melanie is a challenge for both of her parents. She's not accepting the divorce well, and she rarely thinks before speaking. Thanks for stopping by, Elaine!

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Skye Warren link
3/3/2013 02:30:19 am

*winces* That's probably not going to help.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 03:28:09 am

Melanie can be so delightfully thoughtless. It's a trait she gets from her father. ;o)

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Virginia Kelly link
3/3/2013 03:15:14 am

Uh, oh. That'll cause tons of problems. But she's what? 15?

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 03:27:32 am

15 exactly, Virginia!

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Veronica Scott link
3/3/2013 04:35:35 am

Out of the frying pan into the fire with THAT remark LOL. This snippet certainly reads as true to life!

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 05:02:22 am

Thanks, Veronica.

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Carrie-Anne link
3/3/2013 04:52:52 am

That's such a typical teen thing to play parents off one another.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 05:03:32 am

The funny thing is, she wasn't trying to do that at the time but it worked out that way. And of course, her mother did give her permission.

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A.S. Fenichel link
3/3/2013 05:14:39 am

Uh oh. I smell trouble. Great snippet!

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 06:13:23 am

Thanks, A.S.!

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Sandra Sookoo
3/3/2013 06:17:23 am

Trouble's about to visit them both I think. Good job!

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 07:10:57 am

Thank you, Sandra!

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Gemma James link
3/3/2013 06:55:59 am

Yikes! This will certainly cause some tension between mom and dad. Kids are so good at playing both sides, lol. Great snippet!

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 07:11:13 am

Thanks, Gemma!

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Siobhan Muir
3/3/2013 07:55:46 am

Oh dear, that's going to get uglier real fast. Great snippet, Kate. :)

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 08:31:13 am

Thank you, Siobhan!

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Karen Michelle Nutt link
3/3/2013 08:53:52 am

The last line--Oh no. Not good. Can't wait for the next scene. I've had those conversations. lol

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 10:02:31 am

Thanks, Karen.

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Cindy Amrhein link
3/3/2013 08:57:14 am

The whole mom said I could line is perfect. Jeez how often does that happen? Umm. All the time, even if it's not true. :) Good snippet.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 10:03:17 am

Thank you, Cindy. Melanie is quite the typical teenaged girl.

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S. J. Maylee link
3/3/2013 09:11:28 am

Mom said I could <-- this is not going to go well. Fantabulous conflict.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 10:03:37 am

Thanks, S.J.!

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Sarah W link
3/3/2013 09:53:08 am

Ohhhh, kid. Why don't you do something safer, like tossing gasoline on an open fire?

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 10:04:26 am

ROFL! Remind me to include more open fire in my novels from now on. ;o)

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Kate Meader link
3/3/2013 10:29:13 am

Oh, the mom defense - excellent! Nice snippet, Kate.

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 10:29:45 am

Thank you, Kate.

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Frank Fisher link
3/3/2013 12:41:02 pm

I didn't expect her to say that. I'm used to the old "But daddy, it's my life! You can't tell me when I can date!" Wonder what his reply will be?

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Kate Warren
3/3/2013 01:34:29 pm

He did not take it well. Thanks for stopping by, Frank.

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Carrie Crain link
3/4/2013 01:27:45 am

Ah - o. Yikes! Conflict is just around the corner. ;)

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Kate Warren
3/4/2013 09:23:03 am

Carrie! Great to see you. Yes, conflict is the stuff of life...and novels. ;o)

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Dani-Lyn Alexander link
3/4/2013 04:38:37 pm

Oh... I love this! So vivid I could have been standing right next to them.

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Kate Warren
3/5/2013 03:01:27 am

Thank you, Dani-Lyn!

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Joya link
3/5/2013 12:52:31 am

Uh oh...busted by Dad. Great tension! :)

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Kate Warren
3/5/2013 03:01:54 am

Thanks, Joya!

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Sarah Ballance link
3/16/2013 10:39:51 am

Huge parenting cringe of epic proportion. I felt that one!

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Kate Warren
3/16/2013 03:40:11 pm

Isn't it awful? Worst part is she's telling the truth.

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