Sunday 3 May 2015

Sunday Snippet (And Another Review!)

It's that time of the week again! This week's snippet is another addition from my current work in progress, Amber Sky, the first of two prequel novella's in my Dark Sky series. This snippet happens later in the story than the previous one, and in this scene, main character Nash is trying to strong-arm a local farmer for his ruthless pirate boss, only to overhear that he may not be the only one looking to bargain... (Extra sentence added for a little more effect ;) )

“You callin’ me a lair, boy? Pirate scum like you?”
Pirate? At least now I knew who I was dealing with.
“You wound me.” The rogue’s voice was thick with sarcasm. “Why don’t we go back to our deal? You give me a crate a month, I clean up the riffraff and keep you breathing. Sound good?"

Between writing this and editing through the main series sequel– Midnight Sky– and reading three steampunk novels, I've been in a steampunk mood lately. So on this Thursday's progress report, I'll be giving the details and the deadlines. The contest will run for at least two weeks, and will be judged at random. The grand prize will be a paperback copy of Avast, Ye Airships!, which features my short story Lost Sky, the idea that helped inspire the entire Dark Sky series.



I read the anthology a couple days ago and left the following review on Goodreads:

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Avast, Ye Airships!Avast, Ye Airships! by Rie Sheridan Rose
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Great collection of steampunk short stories! Unique adventure, pirates of all kinds, and all kinds of strange gizmos! My top favorites were "Beneath The Brass" by Stephen Blake, a diary of a traumatized woman looking for adventure and finding some betrayal, "The Clockwork Dragon" by Steve Cook, a story of betrayal and revenge, and "Lotus of Albion" by Steve Ruskin, the tale of romance... and betrayal. While there were a couple stories that I was scratching my head at, most of them were fun and exciting. I won't comment on my own ("Lost Sky"), though I do hope readers enjoy the diversity of the book. I certainly did!

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I don't believe in being hypocritical and review my own story, I have heard from another author that it was "very, very good," so I hope others will read it and leave some comments/love!

Speaking of comments/love, be sure to read the other entries from authors for WeWriWa's 8Sunday and give them a shout! We love to hear back from you!

Cheers!
 
Amy

12 comments:

  1. Pirates and rogues? Sounds like my kind of story. :-) Great snippet!

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  2. Oh I love this fighting-like dialogue. I felt the tension all the way! You've got the perfect characters to create this kind of tension.

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    1. Thank you so much! That's so nice to hear! :D

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  3. Well, airships, like bow ties, are cool.

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    1. I believe there are some bow ties in AVAST, YE AIRSHIPS! I can't remember off the top of my head– I was being distracted by all the swashbuckling adventures. ;)

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  4. Good dialog, really gave me a feel for the characters involved here. Excellent excerpt!

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  5. Hmmm...something tells me that's not a good deal. lol Great excerpt. :)

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    1. Let's just say that the rogue is known for making trouble. ;)

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  6. Oh! That rogue is way too polite and self-assured to be good news. XD Sounds like my kind of story.

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    1. Haha thank you. I actually had a lot of fun writing more snarky, wicked dialogue for him earlier today. :D

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