Sunday, April 14, 2013

Weekend Writing Warriors 4/14/13


Street Glass is my novel-in-progress. My tagline: Underprivileged 18-yr-old Latino leaves street gang and befriends white, over-privileged musicians.

While some of the plot is subject to change (draft two is a pretty early draft, after all) the basic elements will stay, as will the character "voices". So these excerpts will still give you a good idea of how the plot plays out and what the characters are like. The year is 1986, in Los Angeles, California.

All the previous excerpts are collected here. 

Between the last excerpt and this one, Razor and Sandy exchange a few more comments. The other gang members, who Razor refers to as cholos, have gone into the next room for a discussion. Sandy says he’s always believed people have a core of decency and he doesn’t think that Razor is rotten through and through. We pick up in Razor’s POV: 

     Razor pushed the end of the closed switchblade against Sandy’s chest. “You really stupid. I blown away fourteen dudes and you close to bein’ fifteen.” 

     The Anglo swallowed and moved back; his eyes darted toward the room the cholos had gone into. “Look, if you help me get out of here, I’ll give you enough money for you to set yourself up someplace better. We’d both win. I need you to get me out and you want money—it’s easy."

     His eyes were steady now, like he meant what he said. No more simple begging for his life. Razor blinked at him.

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21 comments:

  1. Interesting turn of events, wonder what Razor will decide to do. An intriguing story and another excellent excerpt!

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    1. Sandy says it's easy, but what does he know about it? He's about to find out how little he knows :)

      Thanks for coming by.

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  2. Another great excerpt. Hope Razor is going to accept.

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    1. Hi Paula. Will he or won't he, that's the question!

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  3. Sandy, Sandy, Sandy. Only dumb luck is get him outta this.

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    1. Actually Monica, that description kind of fits what happens ;-)

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  4. I'm wondering if Razor will take Sandy up on that, or, does he even believe him? This is such an interesting story Marcia! Looking forward to the next instalment.

    P.S. Love the Radio Tuna!

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    1. Debbie, you hit on something important: whether or not Razor believes him. Thanks for stopping by.

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    2. BTW, I'm glad you like the Tuna. I don't need satellite radio! :D

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  5. I can't wait to see if it will work.

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    1. Sandy's wondering the same thing!

      Nice to see you.

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  6. I'm curious if Razor will take it.
    ~summer
    My 8

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    1. Hey Summer. Mind you, if it really was as easy Sandy thinks, there wouldn't be much of a story!

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  7. Take the money! Take the money!!!! Good story. I come back every week.

    History Sleuth's Writings

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    1. lol! Thanks hon. I really appreciate the enthusiasm.

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    1. A guy in his situation, that seems like an obvious answer, doesn't it? Yet he didn't jump on the offer...

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  9. Good excerpt, Marcia. I have to echo Monica's comment. "Sandy, Sandy, Sandy." :-) A good heart and a lot of dumb luck. :-)

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    1. lol! Thanks. There are times when I see what Sandy's doing and shake my head at him :D

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  10. Such a tough decision! Starting over, away from the life you and your friends and family have always known, is never easy, no matter how optimistic Sandy is about it.

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    1. You got that right! Razor's still got to decide if he believes Sandy. Because that's the last thing Razor expected to hear from anybody, let alone the guy he's kidnapped!

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