Another Hump Day Hook!
Just yesterday I signed a contract for my Christmas story – Santa, Maybe. Secret Cravings is going to publish it in December in time for the holidays. 🙂
Something about that wonderful little story set in the idealistic small town has me itching to turn it into a series of shorties each set around a holiday. This week I’m bringing you a snip of the New Years story that I’ve titled Eve’s New Year.
Dunc (not the hero, at least not in this story 😉 ) is a 21 year old that does odd jobs around town, including helping out at the antique shop Eve manages. Earlier in the chapter, Eve refers to him as ‘eye candy’…and so he is 😉 Right now, he’s on his way out the door and Eve expresses some frustration:
Too soon Dunc disappeared into the front room and she was left in the store room with no more warmth than the light bulb he’d just screwed in. “Maybe I should have screwed that bulb in. It’s the only screwing I’ll ever get.”
Her inner voice cackled at the horrible joke before she blew a raspberry at no one but herself. Such a loser.
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So much personality revealed in this hook. Well done! I think she should chase after him. LOL Congrats on the new contract!
Thanks Jessica. Eve is a good one. She’s forthright and lets me know just who she is…she’s going to be such a joy to write.
LOL! Okay, I like her already. Congratulations on Santa, Maybe!
Hehe, thanks Penny. So do I. She made sure I liked her pretty quick. This whole scene was a joy to write. Now I need to see what the hero’s like next 😉
that’s really funny. Heroine in a story telling bad jokes to herself much as we would while thinking: Now what can I say?
LOL. I know, right? I just chuckled when she said this. Eve is going to be one spunky woman. 😀
Wow. In just four lines, you say so much. Great hook!
That’s a fun little snippet…and it shows a lot about her character, too!
Great snippet. I like that Eve can laugh at herself.
Firstly, huge congratulations on the new contract!! Secondly, I love this hook!! She expresses that little inner voice all women have (well, at least I do lol) but push down hehe.
Haha. This made me laugh out loud. I used to work with Mr. Eyecandy 😉 For a while, my friends literally thought I was dating a guy named “eyecandy.”
Eyecandy is the best! Yum. But if you want them to be more than eyecandy, you gotta make a move. Can’t wait to see if she does. Great hook!
Hehe, what a great hook! Love her self-deprecating humour 😀
Great hook, and humour. Well done.