Best Lines

/ January 12, 2011/ excerpts, Falling to Normal, Road Trip Wednesday, writing/ 9 comments

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday.

Today’s topic: What is your favorite line from your WIP?

If you’re in the Northeast, I hope you’re surviving this blizzard safely and full of hot chocolate. I have about 50% of that down and the day job has been dogging me all day.

Now onto business.

Disclaimer: I always get twitchy about sharing excerpts on the blog. No one has told me why, but there you go*.

So with my sharing paranoia shoved deep down, I out FALLING TO NORMAL** to find one of my favorite bits.

The corner of his mouth twitched up into a smile of sorts and had my stomach drop to my toes. I didn’t have a clear concept of what “sexy” was, but I thought Luke’s half-smile fell into that category. Because of his face, he was what some of the girls would call a “pretty boy,” like Jordan Catalano, but the set of his jaw moved him into what the Blondettes called “yummy.” That term sounded so wrong and made me think that Jess and Sam maybe were cannibals.

Don’t forget to stop by YA Highway to see what others are saying.

What are some of the best lines you’ve read recently?

* I could’ve shared my favorite lines form other books, but I’d have to go back and find those. That takes time.
** For a brief synopsis of FALLING TO NORMAL, click the tab up top.
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Last.fm hit of the day: Ladies and Gentlemen by Saliva

9 Comments

Holly Hill January 12, 2011 at 9:41 pm

The blondettes…LOL Love it!
Kate Hart January 12, 2011 at 9:48 pm

"Yummy" is an alarming description.
Unknown January 12, 2011 at 10:03 pm

i could eat up your story, cause that line was "yummy" 🙂
Marquita Hockaday January 12, 2011 at 10:04 pm

I love the yummy= cannibalism part. So cute 🙂 BTW- "My So Called Life" reference FTW!
Kaitlin Ward January 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

That last line made me LOL.
Jennifer Hoffine January 13, 2011 at 12:10 am

Blondettes…great one! I love new words that are instantly recognizable, at least by the intended audience.
KatOwens: Insect Collector January 13, 2011 at 1:52 am

love it… especially the My So Called Life reference
Pam Harris January 13, 2011 at 4:16 pm

Ooh, any reference to Jordan Catalano makes you aces in my book. 🙂
Jess January 14, 2011 at 4:46 am

Haha! "That term sounded so wrong and made me think that Jess and Sam maybe were cannibals." Pure brilliance!

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