Welcome to another round of Weekend Writing Warriors. This will be my last snippet from Betwixt and Between for a while. Don’t want to over-share! In previous excerpts Ian has gotten himself entangled with a magical musician busking for change at the Pike Street Market. Today he makes a break for it.
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Ian spun around and ran up the stairs, taking three at a time. He burst out into a clump of German tourists all singing along to the strains of the Vltava that had reached its climactic conclusion. He sprinted up the sidewalk. The farther he got, the easier it was to move and breathe, and the less the image of the stormy eyes burned into his corneas. He knew damn well he should get to Aunt Cleona’s as fast as possible and beg her to put a counteracting spell in motion.
Third mistake.
But he was late to meet Dijeree, and she’d be pissed if he blew her off again. She had a confirmed Windigo sighting out on the peninsula, and she needed his advice. He stopped running, and as he walked slowly up Pine catching his breath, the intensity of the hex faded to almost nothing. Maybe the violin player had only wanted to scare him off.
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As characters often do, Ian has gone off on his own and landed an interview with Evelyn Shepard. If you’d like a peek at how he’s coping with dark elves in his life, as well as another chance to win a $10 gift card, check it out here.
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Alexis Duran 
Mistake, indeed. But where is the story in not taking chances, right? Thank you for sharing. I have enjoyed the series of snippets immensely.
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Uh-oh. I have a feeling he’s going to regret not going to Aunt Cleona’s first. I’m looking forward to reading this!
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I read last week’s snippet when his eyes met the musician’s and things went wrong. Glad to see he got away but that ominous “Third mistake” has me anxious. Love this!
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Alexis, your tormented hero’s plight and flight is worrisome and exciting for the reader. Terrific snippet.
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You’ve give such great bkgrd Alexis. I could feel the scene around Ian. nice snippet. Sorry to see Ian go but cant wait to see what you have in store next
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Well, we know THIS isn’t going to end well. Blow the Windigo off, Ian. Where there’s one, there’s likely to be another. But there might not be another chance to get to Aunt Cleona.
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Denial- the evil writer’s best friend.
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He will, I think, regret this mistake! Very intriguing snippet!
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Oh dear, bad move, Ian, but very human to hope the problem just went away on its own! Loved the excerpt, all that energy when he’s fleeing!
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Nooo! He’s going to regret not seeking help now, for sure. But then again, he’ll have more fun this way…
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Oh oh, big mistake;). Love the description and the way his energy changes.
Sad to see the end of Ian, but then I have my copy waiting for me for when I have time to actually read;).
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