The theme this week is the first paragraph. I’ve chosen my Quickie story Lovers at Last, which is available in the print anthology Provocative Pearl or as a download.
Lovers at Last by Shelley Munro
A thump on Justin Collet’s door jerked his attention from the Auckland versus Canterbury rugby match playing on his television. Before he could push to his feet, he heard his front door fly open and hit the stopper. Seconds later it slammed shut. The strident tap-tap of high heels echoed in the hall and Pearl MacInray stomped into his den. Justin took a moment to admire the temper glowing on her face, the flashing pale blue eyes and golden tumble of curls before doing a scan of her curvy body. Immediately he tensed, his cock shooting to partial arousal. Damn, she was one fine woman. Pity they were merely friends. Pearl came to a halt in front of him, magnificent breasts heaving with the force of her ire.
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Hi :)
by RKCharron September 26th, 2009 at 2:45 amThanks for the great paragraph.
Great descriptive passage!
All the best,
RKCharron
xoxo
PS – Have a wonderful weekend.
:)
Postscript: re: Twitter
by RKCharron September 26th, 2009 at 2:49 amJK Rowling just joined Twitter. :)
Margaret Atwood just joined Twitter :)
*gets on bended knee & proffers box of virtual chocolate* won’t you reconsider & join the writing community on Twitter? I’ll Follow you in a second.
:)
Love to you & yours,
RKCharron
xoxo
Great paragraph, Shelley!
by J.K. Coi September 26th, 2009 at 7:08 amWhoa! What an opener. So much going on. I just love this:
‘he heard his front door fly open and hit the stopper. Seconds later it slammed shut. The strident tap-tap of high heels echoed in the hall and Pearl MacInray stomped into his den. Justin took a moment to admire the temper glowing on her face’
Maybe you should do a workshop on solid opening first paragraphs. Maybe a blog-workshop, so I could be there…
by Julia Smith September 26th, 2009 at 5:27 pmI wonder what happens next ? Can’t wait to find out.
by Linda Henderson September 26th, 2009 at 9:02 pmRK – thanks!
Re: Twitter. I’m also worried about what I would tweeter about. My days just aren’t that interesting!
by Shelley Munro September 27th, 2009 at 12:42 pmJK – thanks.
Julia – I’m glad you enjoyed my opening paragraph. This story is one of my favorites.
by Shelley Munro September 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pmLinda – ah! You’ll have to read the book to find out.
by Shelley Munro September 27th, 2009 at 12:44 pm