Time for another Hump Day hook.  This week I heard from my editor for Changing Tracks at Secret Cravings Publishing.  It’s funny how each little step makes the whole thing real and exciting all over again.

But, as I’m not hard at work on actual edits yet, I need to keep busy while I’m waiting on the notes that might drive me to tears.

And so I have.  Into a Mirror Darkly is coming along nicely.  I’m only 3 chapters in, but the FMC, Red, just rocks my socks.  The male lead is going to be an interesting one.  Their relationship…well it will be fun to write.

It’s a dark UF w/ romantic elements…so the romance won’t be the focus of the story by any means, but I don’t think Red or Wulfric will let me ignore it.

But I’m digressing.  Here’s a small little snippet I wrote yesterday that gave me giggles. Remember, this is first draft and completely unedited & uncritiqued:

Wulfric, on the other hand, grinned and handed her his own sandwich. His rich laughter boomed through the small cottage when she took it despite her apparent anger at him.  Brown eyes twinkled with amusement, crinkling at the corners.  “Hunting ogres is a horrid business.  Thought you’d have moved up in the ranks by now.”

“I have,” Red spoke around her food before grabbing her cup and slurping the tea out of it.  Thick lumps of bread washed down her throat and she wiped a drip from her lower lip.  “But the bounty on an ogre can handle two households for a full year while I hunt more elusive prey.  At least I’m still hunting bounty – unlike some people that cater to the evil that invaded this land.”

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