{"id":1428,"date":"2018-03-10T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T15:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2018-03-10T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T15:45:53","slug":"rainbow-snippet-march-10-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1428","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Snippet March 10-11"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>

Props to my amazing father-in-law for this great photo from our trip.<\/p><\/div>\n


\n<\/a>This week’s snippet is from a work I signed a contract for this week. \u00a0The novel, Knotted Legacy, \u00a0is set on the Isle of Skye, and although the castle pictured above is not located on Skye, it was the inspiration for Rowan House. \u00a0I’ve always keep travel journals, I use them whenever I want to add details that lend verisimilitude to my manuscripts. I had a wonderful time rereading my journals and letting myself get lost in those memories as I created this story. \u00a0I hope you enjoy this week’s snippet. It’s a peek at a lunch date that becomes so much more than a meal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From Knotted Legacy:<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucia picked up her menu and studied it. Martha took advantage of her distraction and studied her. Her loose curls were pulled back displaying her long neck, the low neckline of her dress showed off the swell of her breasts. Her brown skin glowed in the firelight reflecting off the white stone making her blue-green eyes even more stark\u00a0in her face.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt all looks so good. Can we do the tasting menu?\u201d Lucia placed her menu on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSounds perfect. It’s what I usually order. They have a wine flight they serve with it. It’s nice to let someone else make the decisions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucia tilted her head and fixed Martha with her gaze. \u201cIt is. As long as you trust the other to make the right choices.\u201d Her voice was the same she had used with Robin, soft yet unyielding, quietly insistent, the voice of a woman so secure in her power she knew her words would be obeyed without question no matter the volume of her voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martha’s body responded to her tone. She took a sip of her water before she answered. \u201cIndeed. It only works if that’s the case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rainbow Snippets (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/RainbowSnippets\/)<\/a> \u00a0is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction\u2013a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).<\/span><\/p>\n

In this <\/span>group you\u2019ll find anything from romance and historical fiction to mystery and YA. The common thread is that every story\u2019s main character identifies as LGBTQ+. The snippets could range from zero flames to full-on sexytimes, anything goes content-wise. The only rule is snippets will be 6 sentences long\u2013one for each color in the Pride flag.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Brenda Murphy writes short stories and novels. She is a member of Romance Writers of America. Her nonfiction and short fiction have been published in various collections. Her most recent novel, One was published by NineStar Press. When she is not swilling gallons of hot tea and writing, she wrangles two dogs, twins, and an unrepentant parrot. She writes about life, books, and writing on her blog<\/span>, https:\/\/www.brendalmurphy.com\/blog.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Website: www.brendalmurphy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Writing-While-Distracted<\/a><\/p>\n

Books available at<\/p>\n

Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n

NineStar Press<\/a><\/p>\n

ONE \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Sum of the Whole\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominique and Other Stories <\/a><\/p>\n

Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span>Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week’s snippet is from a work I signed a contract for this week. \u00a0The novel, Knotted Legacy, \u00a0is set on the Isle of Skye, and although the castle pictured above is not located on Skye, it was the inspiration … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[305],"tags":[327,345,342,306],"class_list":["post-1428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rainbow-snippet","tag-brenda-murphy-author","tag-lesfic-brenda-murphy-author","tag-lesfic-one-brenda-murphy","tag-rainbow-snippet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1428"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1439,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1428\/revisions\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}