Sunday, 27 February 2011

Six Sentence Sunday: Flipside

Here we go again! Flipside is a Steampunk Sci Fi Romance, set in Egypt 1880 and the world of the (as yet) unnamed aliens that our heroine Johanna Seymour encounters.

For Six Sentence Sunday, here's the very rough opening paragraph, as written about five minutes ago:
Thirty degrees in the shade felt hotter than it sounded. Johanna took the pith helmet off and wiped her forehead with a handkerchief that was already damp with sweat. She would not complain – she'd fought so hard to accompany the great Professor Flinders-Petrie, faced so many disparinging voices about her gender, her lack of expertise. Only Sir William had valued her enthusiasm and linguistic ability. So no complaints: she would not be the little woman, the fragile flower that wilted in the heat.

Even if the heat was so very draining.

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47 comments:

  1. Sarah Grimm27 February 2011 at 13:26

    Great six, Misa. Especially since you wrote it five minutes ago. LOL Sounds like an interesting read.

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  2. Ella Drake27 February 2011 at 13:31

    Really great setup. Can't wait to see where it goes

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  3. Arlene27 February 2011 at 13:34

    1880 Egypt, fantastic setting. You've gotten that desert heat shown well.

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  4. Ann Mayburn27 February 2011 at 14:12

    I love the character you've built with six little sentences. Well done!

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  5. Rebecca Royce27 February 2011 at 14:17

    I love Steampunk and Sci Fi and I want to read more right now!

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  6. Lisa Fox27 February 2011 at 14:22

    What a great opening!

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  7. Elena Gray27 February 2011 at 14:58

    Looks like Johanna has her work cut out for her!

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  8. Taryn Kincaid27 February 2011 at 15:03

    Love this feisty heroine. Cracked up at the Professor's name.

    You wrote this five minutes ago?

    Very impressive!

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  9. Trish27 February 2011 at 15:11

    At least it hot, right??? She could have been picked to go somewhere cold, like Antarctica. *glaring at the foot of snow I got last night*

    Great six, sets up her conflict really well.

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  10. Laura Kaye27 February 2011 at 15:13

    Love the idea of 1880s Egyptian steampunk! Cool! (even if it IS so hot!)

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  11. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 15:18

    Good for her for standing strong! Nice snippet!

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  12. Sandra Sookoo27 February 2011 at 15:33

    Awesome! I'll be keeping an eye out for more!

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  13. Cate Masters27 February 2011 at 15:43

    Love her spunk! I agree, the setting's really intriguing too. Keep writing! :)

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  14. Unknown27 February 2011 at 16:03

    Great opening.

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  15. Jayel Kaye27 February 2011 at 16:03

    OH I really like her! and this sounds very interesting

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  16. Marie Dees27 February 2011 at 16:09

    Oh, I love books set in Egypt! Great six.

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  17. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 16:13

    You have a gift!

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  18. Krista D. Ball27 February 2011 at 16:25

    I really like the idea of it being set in Egypt. Great way to change up the setting.

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  19. Chrystalla Thoma27 February 2011 at 16:26

    Great six! Love your heroine.

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  20. Casi27 February 2011 at 16:34

    She's fighting her way up in a man's world. I love the six. See you next Sunday.

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  21. L. A. Green27 February 2011 at 16:47

    Johanna sounds like she has enormous internal strength and she'll need it to succeed in this male-dominated world. Great show of the draining desert heat.

    Love the time period, setting and premise. Fascinating! Great six.

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  22. Tishia Mackey27 February 2011 at 16:52

    Sounds great - great sentences!!

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  23. Christa Paige27 February 2011 at 17:03

    Oh your prose is so engaging, I just read through it completely engrossed.

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  24. D Carney27 February 2011 at 17:21

    LOL! I love this scenario--especially having been in it before.

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  25. The Scarf Princess27 February 2011 at 18:08

    Sounds super exciting! And I'm super impressed that you wrote that in a few minutes.

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  26. Jessica E. Subject27 February 2011 at 18:51

    A fabulous excerpt! I hope you'll share more. :)

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  27. Pip Green27 February 2011 at 19:03

    Got a real sense of her character from that six. :)

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  28. JoAnne Kenrick27 February 2011 at 19:08

    Nice six! I really enjoyed the character work here, and the professors name, hehe, fun!

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  29. Lauri J Owen27 February 2011 at 19:16

    I am partial to any character who's aware of gender disparity. Great six!

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  30. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 19:54

    Intriguing six.

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  31. Cathy M27 February 2011 at 19:58

    I am new to Steampunk, and this was a great six, Misa.

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  32. Lex Valentine27 February 2011 at 20:27

    Great opening!

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  33. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 21:39

    Ooh, the premise sounds awesome. Nice six!

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  34. Emily Cale27 February 2011 at 22:58

    Great opening. Definitely hooks the reader.

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  35. lexcade27 February 2011 at 23:07

    Huh. 5 minutes ago. That's impressive for 5 minutes ago. Great opening hook! I want to read more. I'll give you...10 minutes ;)

    J/K. Great six, Misa. I'm still trying to wrap my head around steampunk...

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  36. JoAnna27 February 2011 at 23:16

    Nice six!
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  37. Seleste deLaney/Julie Particka27 February 2011 at 23:40

    Nice opening. I like her admission that the heat sucked :)

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  38. Unknown28 February 2011 at 00:14

    Is it hot in here ? Loved the sixer !!! Steampunk !! this will be the second book I have heard of .. I know ** im a virgin to it all * but hope to read more in this genre !!!
    kat ;)

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  39. Darcy Drake28 February 2011 at 01:07

    I cannot wait to read more! The setting sounds fantastic. Aliens? Egypt? Steampunk? More, more, more! Plus, ew, heat, sounds lovely.

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  40. Lynne Murray28 February 2011 at 01:19

    Great six! Introducing a heroine with backbone in a tough setting.

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  41. Devin28 February 2011 at 03:38

    Great character snapshot.

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  42. Angela28 February 2011 at 03:48

    Ooo great hints at the character! She sounds like someone I'd want to know better!!

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    Angela
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  43. Ellie Garratt28 February 2011 at 14:25

    I nearly missed the party :(

    A stunning six. Egypt. Steampunk. I want more!

    Ellie Garratt

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  44. Anonymous28 February 2011 at 15:20

    Great snippet! I feel like I'm already getting to know the heroine.

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  45. Miranda Buchanan28 February 2011 at 17:42

    Nice job! I'd read more for sure. And I LOVE the idea of steampunk Sci-Fi! Fabulous. :)

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  46. Anonymous1 March 2011 at 03:58

    That was a good six. Hopefully she didn't whilt too much.

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  47. Anonymous1 March 2011 at 06:01

    Your set up caught my attention and so did the snippet! Sci-fi steampunk romance? Nice!

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