Welcome to another thrilling episode of Weekend Writing Warriors. I’ve been sharing snippets from my erotic space opera in progress, From Mars, With Love. Guess what? I’ve finally reached the end of the never-ending chapter! Eli has made a break for it, attempting to escape from the slavers who were in the process of putting their prisoners in stasis for the long ride to Titan. I actually ended with two lines to spare, so I continued on into the next scene to provide a taste of what follows.
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Then miraculously, Eli was in the hall and sprinting toward the shuttle dock. An earsplitting alarm sounded and he knew he had seconds before he’d be cornered and overwhelmed. He rounded a corner and came face-to-face with two surprised guards, who were even more surprised when he hit them with the stun wave.
He ran to the control interface of the dock, smashed the screen with the gun and jammed the snout into the splintered crack. After an agonizing moment of searching the weapon’s stock he found the power modulator and turned it to maximum. He took a deep breath, said a prayer to Lucky, and fired the gun into the guts of the shuttle system.
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“Can I snip off his genitals now?” asked a robotic voice.
“Absolutely not. This one has value.”
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Sure Mal gets all the attention, but what about Jayne?
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This post is part of an ongoing blog hop hosted by Weekend Writing Warriors. Every Sunday, participating authors post eight sentences from a published work or perhaps their current work in progress. Then we hop to our fellow warriors’ blogs and check out all the fabulous fiction that’s happening! I heartily invite you to participate as a reader, writer, or both. It’s a great way to discover your next favorite book. Click here or use the address: http://www.wewriwa.com
Alexis Duran 
I love the dramatic change of scenery. You have got your action scenes down. Thank you for sharing.
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What a question to leave me on. Can there be a better tease than “Can I snip off his genitals now?” Great snippet!
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As a guy, I have to disagree with your enthusiasm for snipping off genitals! 🙂 (That means yes, I’m kidding.)
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Woah! Fabulous action and a great cliffhanger that once again leaves me desperate for more. Wonderful tension and action!
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Exciting and visual snippet that ends brilliantly!
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Whew! Sounds like Eli might succeed. But it sounds like he might have to rescue someone’s genitals soon. That was one heck of a teaser!
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Lovin’ this story so far. Really like the last two lines. LOL
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Talk about snippets. This is a double WOW! No snipping here please.
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Love it! 😀
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I certainly wasn’t expecting those closing lines! I love juxtapositions like that.
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I love the hurry up action in the first scene, and the horrific calm of the beginning of the next scene. I am imagining what happens next. Quite exciting. Well done.
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Damn! Can you write action scenes! The pacing is unbelievable in this snippet, Alexis. 🙂
I like Jayne. You post the best pics with this scifi story. 🙂
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Action, excitement and uncertainty to the end! I like Eli, he’s quite the character. Excellent excerpt.
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I love your 8 (or 6) but the extra 2 lines killed it. LOL. Way to leave a reader hanging 🙂
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