Monday, May 29, 2023

TUESDAY TALES - WRITING TO THE WORD "CUP"


 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where we write ongoing stories incorporating word and picture prompts. Our word today is "CUP." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!


SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Paranormal Romance)
“No. I serve Titus, but I belong to you.” 

TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)
Edward threw the blanket back. "I have to go outside."

JILLIAN CHANTAL (Fantasy)
"Ha. As if."

FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)
My phone burst out with Rockin' Robin.




Monday, May 22, 2023

Tuesday Tales - Wicked

 


Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. This week, our word prompt is "wicked". Click on an author's name to view their post. Check them all out. Feel free to comment. We love feedback.

Jean Joachim (Contemporary romance)

Soon Marty would be living on his own –for the first time.


V.L. Locey (M/M Holiday Romance)

The ride to town was deadly quiet aside from an old live album of Neil Young’s.


Trisha Faye (Historical Fiction)

Sarah and the three children had used every saved newspaper they could lay their hands on, along with every spare rag, trying to prepare.


Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery)

People think the dead only come alive at night.


Jillian Chantal (Contemporary fantasy)

Her head felt like a cracked egg. 


Tricia Andersen (Greek God/Paranormal Romance)

“Well aware, love. Well aware.”


Monday, May 15, 2023

Tuesday Tales: From a Picture


Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales. Once again, our authors are using picture prompts to write their scenes. Click on an author's name to view their post. Check them all out. Feel free to comment. We love feedback.








 


V.L. LOCEY (M/M Holiday Romance)

My brain seized up. “Wait, what now? Who is…”


TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)

Or worse, they’d have their own reality show.



FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

 Though small and fine-boned, she pulsed with vitality.


TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)

The day darkened. Although it was only early afternoon, it soon was as dark as night.


JEAN JOACHIM (Small Town/Contemporary Romance)

“Whoa! Who died?”

“What?” Standing in front of the mirror, Marty McKay straightened his tie and glanced at his brother, Flint.


 JILLIAN CHANTAL (Contemporary)

A stream of blood.


 SUSANNE MATTHEWS (Contemporary Paranormal Romance)

“It’s incredible,” she whispered, staring ahead at the Bay of Naples.


See you next week!
 

Monday, May 8, 2023

TUESDAY TALES - WRITING TO THE WORD PROMPT "STONE"



Welcome to Tuesday Tales, where we write ongoing stories incorporating word and picture prompts. Our word today is "STONE." Click on an author's name to read the excerpt. Make sure to visit all the authors. Comments make our day!



FLOSSIE BENTON ROGERS (Cozy Mystery)

“These cinnamon crinkles are going in first.”


V. L. LOCEY (M/M Holiday Romance)


Some people said that I was intimidating. Good.



JEAN JOACHIM (Sports Romance)


Dale's stomach flipped as she depressed the gas pedal harder.



TRISHA FAYE (Historical Fiction)


"Storm's getting closer. You can see it in the distance now, billowing over the horizon."



SUSANNE MATTHEWS (M/F Contemporary Paranormal Romance)


Pull yourself together, Lucie. This isn't the time to go off again.



TRICIA ANDERSEN (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)


"By whose authority?"












Monday, May 1, 2023

Tuesday Talee- may 2, 2023- Intense

 Welcome to Tuesday Tales, the place for weekly FREE READS of snippets from works in progress! Click on the author's name and go to their blog. When you finished reading, return and move on to the next one.

This week we’re writing to the word prompt, intense.  Thank you for stopping by!



Flossie Benton Rogers (Cozy Mystery) 

“He said he wanted Tea Thyme open for Halloween.”


Jillian Chantal (Contemporary)

Great, he thinks I’m a klutz.


Susanne Matthews (Contemporary Time Travel Romance)

The only thing that remained of her delusion were the sheep. 


Tricia Anderson (Greek god/Paranormal Romance)

 This - whatever this was - had an effect on her that she had never experienced.