It made me realise I haven't shared anything from Cupid recently, so I thought I'd take part. But first, a quick Cupid update.
I'm currently doing a read through/ edit where I'm fixing any problems I find, and also changing from past tense to present tense. It's going really well, I've done 32,067 out of 67,760 words this week. It's also helped pull me back into the story, and I feel confident once my revisions are done, I'll be able to finish it off.
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. 4. No cheating.
5. Tag 7 authors.
6. Let them know.
Anyway, here are my seven lines, from page seventy-seven.
“How
are you? Have you been keeping well?” Delphia asks.
“Yeah … erm, not too bad thanks,” I reply, trying to keep my eyes on her face, and not my surroundings. While visiting Phoebus' home is like stepping into the future, visiting my Cupid parents is like taking a trip into the past. I've fallen into Ancient Greece, and I half expect Dionysus, with his chaplet of vine leaves on his head, to come rushing past with his harem of maenads.
“And your Cupid duties are going well?”
“Yeah … erm, not too bad thanks,” I reply, trying to keep my eyes on her face, and not my surroundings. While visiting Phoebus' home is like stepping into the future, visiting my Cupid parents is like taking a trip into the past. I've fallen into Ancient Greece, and I half expect Dionysus, with his chaplet of vine leaves on his head, to come rushing past with his harem of maenads.
“And your Cupid duties are going well?”
“Yeah,
I'm getting there slowly, I brought another couple together this week. How
about you, is everything here all right?”
“Yes,
we're fine. We want to know if you're okay,”
Stephanos says. “Because I was at Celestea's palazzo recently, and I
heard some things …”
Ah … so
Stephanos and Delphia already know about the Abraxas situation.
“Yeah … I … erm, was going to tell you.”
“Yeah … I … erm, was going to tell you.”
“Has
Abraxas been visiting you a lot?”
Nice snippet! Hope the edits and revising continues to go well.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteAnd yes, so far so good.
I'm interested. Nice excerpt, best of luck with the rest of your editing.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. Cupid's story will be a fun read.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with all the edits.
.......dhole
Thank you for the words of encouragement, and compliment on the snippet. :)
DeleteThanks for sharing! It's fun to see glimpses of these characters.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :D
DeleteInteresting Meme, enjoyed your post. Good luck with the edit!
ReplyDeleteThank you Yolanda! :D
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