Running behind due to work and holidays. I finally submitted something this week (a Christmas story) which is the first thing in a long time I’ve submitted. Pretty depressing.
This is still from These Haunted HIlls. Josh and his friend Cassia are talking taking Brendan ghost hunting. The hotel he mentions is sort of a H.H. Holmes sort of place only a bit smaller.
“I’ll see if he’s okay with you coming out to the hotel at least once because it’ll be more than just one visit to cover that place well, I mean, it’s not big but I’m sure he’ll want to take his time since that’s the crux of his new novel.”
“Did he tell you anything about it?”
“He said he would when it gels more.”
“Damn, so exciting.”
“I know. I’ve been buzzing all day. I think I outed myself in five seconds flat. I could have died.”
She snorted. “You should have just splayed yourself out on a fallen tree or found an alternative use for that waterfall. Make sure he gets the message.”
If you’d like to play along, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook community where we post up 6 sentences of one of our LGBT stories every Saturday. It’s been fun and you can find it here. Be sure to check out all the offers! It’s been a great supportive group!
Jana Denardo 
“Did he tell you anything about it?”
“He said he would when it gels more.”
That second line is so accurate.
I love a writer writing about a writer writing a book…
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Thanks. I hear you (though I wish this novel would gel).
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“I think I outed myself in five seconds flat. I could have died.” Awesome. 🙂
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Hahahaha thanks, poor Josh.
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As a writer, why is this so relatable???? LOL
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I know, right? Thanks
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Enjoyed this… the writerly gelling and the five-second outing…. said one and probably did the other at some point, meaning to or not. 🙂
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Hahaha, I hear you. thank you.
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I want to know more about this alternative use for the waterfall. 🙂
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Ha, so does Josh. Thanks
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Some vivid imagery in those last lines! 😉
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Thanks. Cassia has a way with words.
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Alternative uses for the waterfall? Do tell! 😉
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Josh wants to know himself? He’s probably afraid to ask Cassia because she’d outline it for him.
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Hahahahah! Nice. I like her. Great snippet, Jana.
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Thanks, glad to hear it.
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