Sunday Snippets with Ginger Simpson #Sunday Snippets

Welcome to Snippet Sunday
The rules are simple. 

1. Sign up in the Linky List below. The Linky List will go live 12:01AM Monday and will close at 11:59PM Saturday night every week.
2. Post 6 paragraphs (no more, no less) from either a WIP or a published work. The post must be live by 9:00AM Sunday.
3. Open to both un-published and published authors.
4. Post the link back to Sneak Peek Sunday so that others can hop along. Feel Free to copy and use the Banner on your own blog or to promote your entry.
5. HAVE FUN!!

Six paragraphs from my current WIP - Yellow Moon.  I figure if I got some good feedback, I'll be inspired to work harder on finishing.  Hope you enjoy.

A touch on her shoulder drew her from deep reverie and caused her to gasp.  She turned, and still unable to exhale, came face-to-face with the most attractive brave she’d ever seen.  Sunlight glistened on his freshly greased braids, and muscled arms extended from a broad, smooth chest exposed beneath his fringed vest.  Finding her voice proved impossible.

“Hau, I too come for water.”  He extended a pouch identical to those she carried.

Releasing her pent up breath, she let go of the tension his touch raised.  “I was deep in thought, and you...you startled me.”  Her gaze remained locked with his–eyes capable of casting fear in an enemy, yet softened by his smile.

“I am sorry I frightened you, but our meeting is not by chance.  I followed you here, hoping to learn your name. I know I should not have approached you in this way, but I have watched you from afar and...and did not wish to wait to to meet you.

“Taku eniciyapa he?”  The timbre of his voice when he asked her name left her breathless.

“Mitakuyepi…my name is Yellow Moon.  I am so called for the season when the leaves fall.”

THIS WEEK'S PARTICIPANTS:

1.  Roseanne Dowell
2. Romancing the West with Jacquie Rogers
3. Tricia McGill, Australian Author
4.  Abbye Kovacevic
5. Kahlenna MacCarthy
6. Taryn Raye
7. Amber Bentley
8. Connie Vines
9. Scrawling Dreams in Ink

Sunday Snippets With Ginger #sundaysnippets #promotion

Welcome to Snippet Sunday

The rules are simple. 

1. Sign up in the Linky List below. The Linky List will go live 12:01AM Monday and will close at 11:59PM Saturday night every week.
2. Post 6 paragraphs (no more, no less) from either a WIP or a published work. The post must be live by 9:00AM Sunday.
3. Open to both un-published and published authors.
4. Post the link back to Sneak Peek Sunday so that others can hop along. Feel Free to copy and use the Banner on your own blog or to promote your entry.
5. HAVE FUN!!

Here is my six paragraphs from Hattie's Hero - A western historical that takes an unexpected twist and lands my heroine in modern day, confused and wondering what her connection is to the people who rescued her:

"You don't think the Indians are still around, do you?" Hattie glanced over her shoulder and cast wide eyes at Billie.

"Nah, they're probably long gone, but you can never be too careful." He draped his rifle strap over his shoulder, allowing the weapon to dangle, and walked closer. "You almost done?"

"Yes." She wrung the water from the last diaper and tossed it into the laundry basket. Standing, she massaged the small of her back. "How do you think the scouts knew Indians killed those buffalo?"

He bent and picked up the wicker container. "Besides seeing arrows amidst the remains, the way the feathers are notched usually tell which tribe left 'em. If a white man had done the killin', they would have simply skinned the animal and left the rest. The Indians take pretty much everything. The meat, they use for food, the skins for blankets.and coverings for their lodges. Bones serve as utensils for cookin' and eatin', and the some of the innards become bowstrings and thread for their sewin'. I hear tell they use the animal's bladders to tote water."

The unpleasant thought of water carried in that manner caused Hattie to make a face. She wanted to hear more, but Billy dropped the laundry basket at his feet and held a silencing finger to his lips. She cast a questioning look his way, but complied, freezing in place. He craned his ear toward the high grass to his left and pulled his rifle from his shoulder. Placing one foot steadily in front of the other, he approached the dense growth.

A cold chill ran down her spine, but her apprehensive gaze followed his movement. She strained to hear something, but Billy walked on silent feet, causing only the slightest crackle of grass as he parted the crispy strands. He disappeared from sight, leaving her quivering with fear.

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Here's this week's list...and don't forget to sign up for next week

1. Abbye Kivacevic 2. Amber Bentley 3. Taryn Raye's Love By Design 4. Two Love Again5. rosemarymorris. blogspot. com 6. Kahleena MacCarthy 7.Kaet Wallace8. Jen Black's Blog


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Sunday Snippet Sign Ups

To sign up for the next Sunday Snippets Feature, please go back to Sunday 3/9 and sign up for this coming Sunday, 3/16 @ http://mizging.blogspot.com/2014/03/sunday-snippet-by-ginger-simpson_9.html
The sign ups run from 3/10 through midnight on 3/15.  Hope you'll join in the fun and post your six paragraphs from your current WIP or book or your choice.

Feel free to copy and paste the banner on your own blog when you post, and link back to my blog so others can follow the linky list urls to other participants.  Also, try to remember to use #SundaySnips for those who tweet.  My blog feeds to Triberr so there will be a lot.

Cheers!

Oh...by the way...if you get a chance, you might want to listen to the recorded show on New Visions Radio.  Nikki Leigh, a fellow author and "the Love Coach" invited me to make a guest appearance in a discussion about intimacy.  It's quite interesting, and an eye-opening topic.

Here's the link:
Understand and Maintain Intimacy in Your Relationship | Love Coach Journey http://www.lovecoachjourney.com/11128/understand-maintain-intimacy/ - Simply click http://newvisionsradio.com to listen 7 pm Pacific/10 pm Eastern --- Join Nikki Leigh of Are You Ready For Love? and Ginger Jones Simpson

Although the show has already aired, you can find it in the archives.