Weekend Writing Warriors

by | May 31, 2014 | Cat Nip, Weekend Writing Warriors | 18 comments

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Hi everyone. It’s a beautiful day outside and I’m moving to the deck, laptop in hand to prowl in New Mexico Territory, 1878.

First eight sentences from installment #6, Cat Nip (wip).

Horse and CarriageHunter lay unmoving on the trail, staring from slitted eyes at his attacker. Whatever the healer had done to knock him on his ass, had forced his change into manform.

As he watched, the buggy disappeared—literally. One moment, horse, witch and the ragged old conveyance were beside him; the next they were gone.

He could still hear her mumbling, and suspected if he reached out his foot, he’d touch the spokes of a wheel.

Cat had rubbed his scent all over her, making certain the others would leave her alone. The nip had been a moment of insanity, a complete mistake. He hadn’t meant to taste more than her skin.

As the creak and groan of old leather signaled her departure down the otherwise empty road, Hunter followed the sound with jaguar eyes.

 Visit Tuesday for the rest of Installment #6 Cat Nip . 

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Have a great week…

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18 Comments

  1. siobhanmuir
    siobhanmuir on May 31, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    Oh, very very intriguing. Great snippet, Gem. 🙂

  2. FCEtier
    FCEtier on May 31, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    I’m a fan of analogies and the “jaguar eyes” got my attention.
    Nice 8!

  3. K. Meador
    K. Meador on June 1, 2014 at 6:05 am

    Very interesting indeed….

  4. Sarah W
    Sarah W on June 1, 2014 at 9:02 am

    Ah, so he did have a reason for being so forward . . . mostly. 🙂 This keeps getting better and better, Gem. 🙂

  5. Gemma Parkes
    Gemma Parkes on June 1, 2014 at 9:44 am

    Very visual snippet, I particularly like this line ‘He hadn’t meant to taste more than her skin’, very effective!

  6. ED Martin
    ED Martin on June 1, 2014 at 10:33 am

    A shapeshifting jaguar and an invisible witch? Sounds like a very intriguing story!

  8. S.J. Maylee
    S.J. Maylee on June 1, 2014 at 11:40 am

    He hadn’t meant to taste more than her skin. <- 😀 Love it. Oh hey, looks like several of us love that line. Fabulous snippet.

  9. veronicascott
    veronicascott on June 1, 2014 at 11:44 am

    Ooh, I loved this and can’t wait for more. So many questions come to mind so I’m hooked. Not to mention the jaguar eyes…Great 8!

  10. alexissduran
    alexissduran on June 1, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    I love getting his point of view. I second ED Martin’s comment- fantastic possibilities here!

  11. sueannbowlingauthor
    sueannbowlingauthor on June 1, 2014 at 12:56 pm

    Fascinating. I’m going to have to reread the earlier snippets from this

  12. burnsmillie
    burnsmillie on June 1, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Delightful eight. Several wonderful lines that are utterly engaging!

  13. Cara Bristol
    Cara Bristol on June 1, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    Oh, love this. Very, very nice!

  14. elainecsc2013
    elainecsc2013 on June 1, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    Oh, this is good. A shape shifting jaguar is fab, and the invisible witch is a wonderful touch

  15. Sherry Gloag
    Sherry Gloag on June 1, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Lots of info and lots of mystery in this snippet. 🙂

  16. jtsuruoka
    jtsuruoka on June 1, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    I love the sense of wonder you evoke here…

  17. Jenna Jaxon
    Jenna Jaxon on June 2, 2014 at 1:17 am

    Now I have time I’m going back to the beginning and reading the whole thing. So intriguing. Great characters!

  18. P.T. Wyant
    P.T. Wyant on June 3, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    You can’t stop here! How long until next Sunday????

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