#RainbowSnippets #ScienceFiction Twenty-Four 12/9: Dead by Dark
Last night, I managed to type those hallowed words for any writer working on a manuscript: The End. Then I went to bed so the plot bunnies could run amok again in my head. But that manuscript isn’t ready for sharing (aside from the beginning chapters) so I’m sharing again from Surrogate: Hunted, which is due for release in February.
The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook is “for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction– a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation. (no spoilers please!)”
The Setup: Etain and Brigit have run into a cultural/ language barrier with their Cycalk owners that might well land them in the local meat market.
Tip: If you want to know what Ytr and Atz are saying in this Snippet, try the Surrogate Language Primer. The words are arranged in simple alphabetical order for easy searching.
“She’s my god child.” Etain drew Brigit to her. “I won’t abandon her.”
“God child?” Atz stared at them. “She not your lover?”
“Ick! No!” Brigit pushed away from Etain when she translated. “She’s like my mom.”
“I’m like her mother. Please don’t separate us.”
“Tyn brval Atz.” Ytr sat back smiling. “Nabata badyan.”
“Nabata badyan?” Atz’s excited voice boomed through the courtyard. “Trn! Trn!” His voice faded, but Etain kept listening until Brigit touched her arm.
“I— I’m sorry.” Her eyes brimmed with tears. “I really screwed up.”
*Rainbow Snippets is a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ authors, readers, and bloggers to share 6 sentences each week from a work of fiction—published or in-progress—or a book recommendation. Feel free to join in!
Congrats to “The End”!! It’s the best feeling ever. Maybe eve better than actual release date, because on release date people can be mean to your book baby, which they haven’t gotten the chance to be yet when you’ve just typed “The End” 🙂
Uh oh…(I’m having trouble liking other people’s posts right now, but this one left me hanging on the edge of my seat!)
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*firmly buttons lips against spoilers* I love this scene, though.
I’m so excited for the release of this one.
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I’m so glad. I enjoyed the discovery that came with this novel.
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Uh-oh. Now I want to know what they were saying!
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Go check out the glossary. I had to make it for consistency with this novel, so there’s a copy both online and in the novel itself.
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Ah! Great idea! 💕
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Great stuff – I wonder why they think they will be separated…
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That’s the problem with only having six sentences. I’m going to share several interrelated Snippets, I think to solve this issue.
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I wonder why Brigit feels like she really screwed up.
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Brigit has a big mouth, and it got ahead of her again.
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Uh-oh – anxious moment!
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Congrats on finishing it. You can feel their desperation over possible separation here.
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I didn’t get anything bad in their convo or perhaps I missed something.
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That’s the problem with Snippets… too short for context sometimes. I’m going to post several linked together ones to try to solve the problem.
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Congrats to “The End”!! It’s the best feeling ever. Maybe eve better than actual release date, because on release date people can be mean to your book baby, which they haven’t gotten the chance to be yet when you’ve just typed “The End” 🙂
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For me, writing “The End” is a relief. It means the rewriting and editing fun can begin, and that’s what I really enjoy about the writing process.
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What a tense moment! And congratulations on writing The End!
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Thanks
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