(For those of you who aren't writers, MC is lazy for main character. Now you can throw that in your next book club and everyone will be impressed with how down you are with the writing lingo.) (They'll be even more impressed if you actually use the phrase, "See how down I am with writing lingo?" Try to throw "hip" [the adjective, not the noun, although you could use that, too, if you wanted to, I mean, I'm not the boss of you or anything] in there somewhere, too.)
I give you...the first snippet from Instinct.
“Sorry. It’s just nice being around people who know about me. Speaking of, what do you do, Jordan? Precog? You seemed very on the ball today.”
“My powers are my fabulous feminine wiles and the ability to walk in four-inch spike heels.”
Renee smiled. “Seriously—how’d you get mixed up in all of this?”
“Apparently I’m a hot commodity. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that I can win the expert level of minesweeper--every single time,” she said, whispering dramatically.
“Is she always this difficult?” Renee asked, cracking up.
“Worse,” West said, shaking his head.
13 comments:
Any girl who can walk in four-inch spike heels gets my vote! And I totally rocked at minesweeper when I was about 12. Not so good now, though...
Oh gosh I love me snarky main characters. Love love love. Exquisitely yummy!
By the way, in internet lexicon, it is "I (Heart) My MC".
:-p
AC--you may have special powers, too...
And Anthony, you'd love Jordan. She's great. As far as the correct way to use heart, I'm afraid my usage is purely tongue-in-cheek, with no emphasis on being proper.
So, after being gone, and missing your clever blog, I come back and I am rewarded!! You named a character in Instinct after me?!? Woo-hoo! I'm pumped, especially since that book totally rocks!
Also, I see you have made excellent progress on your story. *rubs hands together, greedily* Perfect.
I am slooooowly getting through all the posts I missed by going away for the weekend. If only I didn't have to rush off every five minutes to collect children from school and movie club and whatnot. Seriously all the taxiing around that comes with being a mother should be written in bigger writing on the pregnancy test box.
Anyhoo - smashing! Feisty MC! I likey! I take it that Jordon is unaware of her powers? Or is she just being secretive? And Kudos for the ability to walk in high heels. Personally I only ever wear them if I know I'll be sitting down for the evening.
Ha, Renee, welcome back! And yes, you and Natalie both got characters in this book ; ) And I'm still positively swimming along. Give me another week, week-and-a-half and it'll be in your inbox for beta ; )
Janey--by the time the pregnancy test box is coming around, it's much too late for the warnings, now, isn't it?
And thanks--I'm very, very fond of Jordan.
Fun!
Good to read you again.
My special power is to live in the era in which you're writing your zippy stuff, even though I was born a viking.
Oh, and flattery.
Thanks, Em ; )
And Whirl, I've seen your childhood knee-socks. You were no viking, dear sir.
I have a love/hate relationship with your snippets. I love them because they are good, I hate them because I can't read any more than a snippet. It's a horrible trap you have set for me here. A horrible, cruel trap. :)
I'm a horrible, cruel person. What can I say? ; )
Great little snippet. I hope the novel fixing has moved on to novel shopping with your agent! What a lovely Xmas prezzie that would be!
ooh, I'm caught already. You always have such great dialogue; it makes your stories really fun to read. :)
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