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February 06, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday: The Killer Valentine Ball


For fun, thought I'd try something different and share some sentences from my short story, The Killer Valentine Ball for Six Sentence Sunday.

Jess wonders if maybe, just maybe, there's a way to save this one when she goes out on a blind date -- on V-Day of all days! (Can you say loser?)
Well, it turns out to be a night she'll never forget...

Six sentences from The Killer Valentine Ball by C.A. Verstraete

The music played quietly in the background. When the shadows brightened, Jess caught a quick glimpse of one of the couples. The young man's mouth gaped open. His partner's gown glistened with streams of dark ribbons. The light flashed again and Jess gasped. Those weren't ribbons!

** You can read more about Jess from The Killer Valentine Ball today as well at the MuseItUpPublishing blog.

14 comments:

  1. Sarah GrimmFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Intriguing six. Great job.

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  2. Lisa FoxFebruary 6, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    I love a good, bloody Valentine. Great six!

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  3. ArleneFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I read Killer Valentine Ball,(had to purchase, with that title) and yep, you picked six lines that made me sit up and read faster. Great excerpt.

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  4. Chrystalla ThomaFebruary 6, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Oh god, it's blood??? Very intriguing! Great job!

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  5. Sandra SookooFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Now I need to know more! Good job and love the cover!

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  6. J.C. MartinFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    OMG...if they are not ribbons...:S what a great excerpt!

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  7. Taryn KincaidFebruary 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Yikes! This one is scary!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Oh, love the way you left this hanging. Great job selecting your six!

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  9. TrishFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Alrighty then.

    Now you have me wondering what those dark ribbons, that aren't ribbons are.

    I'm guessing they're something very ominous.

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  10. Alanna CocaFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Oh my. Not ribbons? :-S

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  11. Krista D. BallFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    I own The Killer Valentine Ball! I enjoyed it. I'm not a horror fan, so normally I don't go for it, but it was "soft" horror, so I was able to enjoy it without getting all queasy.

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  12. Joleene NaylorFebruary 6, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    sounds like my kind of short story!

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  13. CasiFebruary 7, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    *tries to stop giggling* I know that's not very nice, but her shock was just so great.

    Good job. I want to know what happens next.

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  14. LaurelCKrieglerFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Eeeeew! Great description!

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