If you're unfamiliar with Six Sentence Sunday, the idea is simple. Writers post six sentences from one of their works (published or unpublished, WIP or complete).
Today, I'm sticking with my YA urban fantasy, Osland, but I'm not continuing off last week's scene. Instead, this follows a scene in which the protagonist Gail Dorjee has just politely turned down the offer of joining her friend Lydia's Horticulture and Flowering Arranging Club:
Lydia stuck out her lip and nodded. “Like Charlotte Bronte said, ‘I try to avoid looking forward or backward and try to keep looking in Utah.'”
“Lydia, I don’t think Charlotte Bronte said that.” I wasn’t much for classics, but I did like Jane Eyre. I don’t know what that said about my taste in romance, but at least it was better than liking the other Bronte and Wuthering Heights. “Well, maybe she said something like that, but I doubt it was about Utah.”
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19 comments:
I love it. the other Bronte! and oh no Wuthering heights. I really like the voice you have given her. Great six!
Great take on Bronte and Co. You had me smiling.
LOL. Nice six!
I don't think Charlotte Bronte said that! LMAO. Great voice .Great six. Really incredibly well done.
Love her voice, and the way she thinks! Excellent six.
Her voice is precious and these six give her life and character development too. Great six!
Now I'm wondering what part of that (any) Bronte sister might have said... which means you got me hooked. I want to know more about the two speakers, and what it is we're seeking (or not) in Utah (or not).
Very funny ;) ...though I have never been to Utah, I can empathize with the sentiment
Cute, funny six. Love the Bronte and Wuthering Heigths reference.
haha!! I love the Bronte's as well.
Ha, great six!
(Psst; your link to the Six Sentence Sunday blog isn't working.)
Charlotte Bronte in Utah. The mind reels! Nicely done.
The actual quote is:
“I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.”
Whenever I publish this book, I'm going to need an appendix just to document all of Lydia's mangled quotations. :)
jjbenedicts,
Thanks. I tend to copy and paste my SSS body. :)
Great six! Love it!
She has such a strong voice. Great six!
Such an enjoyable six. "Utah"? That's great!
Nice and funny! Love the voice you gave to her.
I like this very much, great six!
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