Cliff Hanger Saturday is a place where you can post your favorite "cliff hangers" of all time or just good writing at the end of the scene. (if not your own work, please give credit to the author and the book.) We all know, a scene should not end with anyone going to sleep. YAWN. But sometimes we see this. If the characters go to sleep, so do we.
So share favorites or write one here.
I have been posting excerpts for advertising and Rogue Phoenix Press. If you are writing an excerpt for something make sure that excerpt ends making the reader turn the page and read on. Do we want the reader up all night? Of course we do.
Here is a cliff hanger from Blood Veins. Blood Veins by Brian Young will be released tomorrow January 1st at www.roguephoenixpress.com
"I'm sorry," she whispered, "I only
just found out or I would have been here sooner. I could have saved you."
He tried to smile but wasn't sure if he had
succeeded. It certainly didn't feel right. He started to shake, as the pain was
completely gone and cold started to flood into his body. "It's not your
fault."
He could see hurt in her eyes and a single tear
rolled down her face. The feelings he felt for her had barely begun to grow. He
never could have imagined finding any kind of friend in such a dark place, but
the tear let him know the feelings were reciprocated. He reached his shaking
hand to her face and wiped away the tear replacing it with a smear of dirt from
his filthy finger. Instead of demeaning the tear by telling her how wasteful it
was, he accepted the gift.
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