Welcome to this week's snippet for Weekend Writing Warriors of my newest release, On Thin Ice. I hope you enjoy the excerpt, and I'd love to know what you think in the comments.
He grimaced when he recognized the man on the screen, Colonel Jones... their boss. Jones wasn't Kit's favorite person, especially with Michael gaining recognition and acceptance over Kit. Kit had been the one working hard for years now whereas Michael was brand new to the job.
"Kit, I have a new assignment for you," Jones said, leaning toward the screen, probably trying to intimidate. That wasn't anything new, just the way he came across.
Kit will definitely not have time for spying now.
ReplyDeleteI have the feeling some interesting developments are just around the next few sentences! Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteAnd karma strikes! Be he's not going to like this assignment at all. :)
ReplyDelete"Just the way he came across" made me think that Jones wasn't trying to intimidate Kit.
You know, 'he wasn't mean, that's just the way he came across.' But when I read it again that seemed unlikely... Anyone else get confused?
Keep this going please, great job!
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