A new year has started and I’m excited. I think this will be the year that I FINALLY will be able to let my stories go off into the universe! Six Sentence Sundays have been a great way to build my confidence up. I don’t know why I’m self-conscious of my WIPs. It’s just something I’ll have to get over. This edition is from Chapter Two of the first book in The Williamson Vampires Series.
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“I think you’re going to like Bobbi. I saw her this morning and she is exactly how I remembered her.”
“If she’s so great, why didn’t the two of you stay together?” My question may have been pointed, but I felt it was valid. She was his ex after all, which meant that he must have felt that he’d made an improvement by marrying Aunt Stephanie instead of my Aunt Roberta. I didn’t know anything about love or romance, but it seemed reasonable to assume that the whole point of dating was to keep upgrading until you found a keeper.
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Wishing everyone success and happiness in the New Year!
Juli
JULI HOFFMAN 
“Upgrading until you find a keeper” – that’s a really good one! 🙂
Best of luck with your publishing endeavours in 2012, Juli
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He! He! Not a very romantic view, but Chloe is only a teenager. Her views are colored by her own lack of experience. Have a Happy New Year Zee!
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Nice six. Enjoyed it. Best of luck and Happy New Year.
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Thanks Cara! Happy New Year!
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Obviously a lot of history here for all the characters! Engaging six…best wishes for your 2012!
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Best wishes to you, Veronica! Happy New year!
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I like the voice in this piece and that last line makes me want to read on, to see if that character will maybe find their “keeper” 😉
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Thanks for stopping by, Kelly! Happy New year!
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Love that perspective. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Vivien! Happy New Year!
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‘…the whole point of dating was to keep upgrading until you found a keeper.’ What a wonderfully dim view of love your MC has! Great characterization in this sentence, alone.
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Thanks Monica! This character, Chloe, is almost 16 years old. Her views on the world are tainted by her own lack of experience. 😉
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I loved this. The last line is classic!
Michelle
Author of Concilium, available July 2012
Concilium: The Departure, November 2012
http://www.Michelle-Pickett.com
http://www.Conciliumbooks.com
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Thanks Michelle! Happy New year!
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Happy New Year! I just want to catch up with y’all as soon as I can
Oh Juli – first I adore your sense of humour – and second yes SSS does exactly that – the support is not to be believed. And if I can put my scribbles out there well yours must be seen Love it all
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Thanks Sue! Happy New Year! You’ve been such a fun influence on me! 🙂 Hope you had a great holiday! 😉
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“keep upgrading until you found a keeper.” That is a priceless line!
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Thanks Jayel! Happy New Year!
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Wonderful! Those six sentences definitely peak my curiosity about the rest of the story! And I agree with everyone else here — the last line is perfection.
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Thanks! It’s fun trying to think from Chloe’s point of view. She’s a teenager, so it’s interesting trying to see the world through her eyes. 🙂
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Great six!
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Thanks! 🙂
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ha ha! Yes! upgrading until you find a keeper is exactly it! HA HA!
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Chloe is just turning 16, so I have to try to look at the world the way she would see things. It can be a challenge, but it’s a lot of fun more often than not. Chloe has never been on a date or had a boyfriend. Her knowledge about relationships is mostly based on what she’s seen on TV or read in books. Poor Chloe! LOL
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