Saturday, June 15, 2013

Weekend Writing Warriors 6/16/13

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.

This excerpt picks up from the last one. I’m now referring to Razor as Neal, which is his given name. He’s caught off guard by Sandy’s implication that he wants to do more than just give Neal money and let him take off wherever he wants to go. Neal speaks first:
      “You fuckin’ with me? ‘Cause I don’t need nobody.”

      “Maybe. Look, it bothers me that if I send you off on your way, I’ll never know what happens to you. Renee expected me to do something to help her but I pretty much told her to fend for herself and she’s dead now. I just can’t do that again. I can set you up for training as one of our roadies.”

      Neal’s eyes grew round as the moon.
Tag along at Weekend Writing Warriors as we blog hop all over the world, reading fabulous snippets from works in progress, works just published and some just about to be. It's interesting to read comments and see who had the same impression as you and who read the snippet a different way. Personally, I not only love the kind things people say about my own story, but the 8 sentence limit forces me to think about what needs to be said and what doesn't. That's very valuable for a writer.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. Comments gratefully accepted :-D

18 comments:

  1. Golden opportunity for Neal! No wonder he's a little bug-eyed. You've captured the characters voices so vividly Marcia and I love this story! Will definitely buy the book when the time comes. :-)

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    1. Wow I appreciate that so very much, Debbie! Comments like that help keep me focused on making this the best story I can.

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  2. Now that would be an offer that would be impossible to refuse! Can't wait to see how this all plays out...another excellent excerpt!

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    1. Thanks so much Veronica. I need to get my keyboard replaced next week so not sure if I'll be able to post next Sunday, but I'll post the week after for sure :D

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  3. WOW! Super eight. You don't spare a word. Good writing.

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    1. Hi Charmaine, that's so nice of you. Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. Great sample. Neal is lucky to get this chance.

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    1. Hi Elaine. I think Neal's even starting to realize that himself :)

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  5. thanks for your comment - really appreciate it. Just got home this aft so I missed you, I love your concept and the characters.

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    1. Well thanks so much Sue! I get a lot of encouragement from my blog visitors and I love seeing what kinds of things everybody is working on :D :D

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  6. I like that "as round as the moon." Great 8!

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  7. Oh, that Neal. He's such a hardass. :-) Wonderful emotions! :-)

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    1. *laff*!! That he is. Nice to see you Rees.

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  8. Sandy seems to feel a little bit guilty but I wonder if there is more to it.

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    1. He does indeed Linda. Guilty and regretful. Thanks for coming by!

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  9. Now there's an offer for him, and some insight as to the reasoning behind it too.

    Great stuff!

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    1. It's a pretty unusual offer so I thought readers would like some explanation. Plus it lets us see some of what makes Sandy tick.

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