Friday, 21 September 2012

The Game of 7s [a meme]

Years and years ago (okay, back in April) I got tagged by Dangerous Dan with the Game of 7s meme. I saved the link to his post in draft form and am only now getting around to getting this thing done. What can I say? I like to let things stew a good while. ;) Anyway, these are the rules as stated on Dan's blog way back then:

The Rules:
  1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP.
  2. Go to line 7.
  3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.
  4. Tag 7 authors.
  5. Let them know.

My lines are from the rough draft of the novel I just rewrote, which I am now planning to rewrite again...yay! But here are the lines as they stand currently:
My nose wrinkles but I take the cup, knowing beggars can’t be choosers. I sip from it and crunch on an ice cube. And all the while I think about what he just said: I don’t drink. So it’s true, then. But why?

 I shove the question aside, focusing on the present. “Thanks.”

Thrilling stuff, I'm sure. And just so you know, I did cheat, by fixing a typo. ;) I don't apologise though. And now I shall finish this thing off by tagging some lucky, lucky people who get to either ignore this or share some of their own lines, depending on their energy levels at the moment of tagging. I tag:

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17 comments:

  1. Danette21 September 2012 at 11:00

    Good plan: Save it till October indeed! Cheers!

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  2. Ink in the Book21 September 2012 at 11:50

    And I thought I was behind on posting my awards/meme? hehe!

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  3. Suzanne Furness21 September 2012 at 14:34

    Interesting lines, is the drink poisoned???

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  4. Kyra Lennon21 September 2012 at 14:57

    I love this meme - I will do it later, I have to post today anyway! :D

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  5. dolorah21 September 2012 at 15:02

    Good characterization, great voice. Not bad for 7 lines.

    .......dhole

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  6. Tara Tyler21 September 2012 at 21:41

    curiousity piqued!! thats a fun award =)

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  7. Jess21 September 2012 at 22:19

    No fair, I want more!

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  8. Lydia Kang21 September 2012 at 23:46

    Very interesting! There are a lot of little mysteries in that one bit!

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  9. Golden Eagle22 September 2012 at 06:48

    Interesting excerpt. I wonder what else is happening in that scene!

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  10. Debbie Maxwell Allen22 September 2012 at 11:44

    Loved the snippet!

    ~Debbie

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  11. Anonymous22 September 2012 at 11:52

    I do love this--lots of story questions.

    P.S. (and completely off-topic) Thanks for your comment on my blog today. I hope you never have to go through with your family what we did with mine. xo

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  12. Cathy23 September 2012 at 00:19

    What a cool meme! I loved reading the snippet from your WIP. Just that snippet alone was intriguing ... made me want to read more.

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  13. Come At Me Bro24 September 2012 at 21:01

    This is great!

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  14. Susan Fields25 September 2012 at 22:41

    Thanks for the tag - this sounds like fun!

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  15. Brooke R. Busse27 December 2012 at 14:36

    I completely forgot that you tagged me with this. 0-0 However, I have already done it so I'll just give you the link to that. :)

    http://brookerbusse.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-guess-this-is-what-i-get-for-calling.html

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    1. Trisha27 December 2012 at 14:37

      Thanks for that, Brooke - I'm checking it out now :)

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