Welcome to another round of Weekend Writing Warriors. I don’t know about you, but I missed last week so I’m anxious to catch up on the all the stories. So much can happen in ten sentences!
I’m continuing to share from my m/m space opera, From Mars, With Love. Last week, Eli and the mysterious man in black had a moment to check each other out, leaving Eli feeling a bit inadequate. In this snippet, Eli speaks first.
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“So when do you think we’ll get returned to earth?”
“Earth?” One eyebrow lifted in apparent amusement, then lowered.
Two marines barged in, bristling with lethal looking weaponry. Proper marines in heavy grey fatigues emblazoned with the Free Market Trade Patrol logo that depicted the planets of the solar system rotating around a gold coin instead of the sun.
“That’s it?” one of them asked, sounding disappointed.
Eli’s rescuer nodded and said, “All the others were already in storage, human cargo only, no artifacts.”
“Just another slaver out of the belt—hardly worth breaking trajectory for,” the other marine grumbled. They still wore their helmets and Eli could determine nothing about them except that they weren’t natural humanitarians.
“C’mon, groundling, time to go.”
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Relax – Tom is only here to help.
From Mars, With Love follows the adventures of Eli and his pal Rilke, two down-and-out scavengers from earth as they’re abducted by slavers, arrested by space marines, and dumped on an unwelcoming outpost on Mars. Eli’s troubles are only beginning when he finds out the ring his mother gave him contains the life force of a powerful but dormant alien and the mysterious man he has a huge crush on happens to be an alien artifact smuggler. Eli’s just trying to make it on Mars, but can he survive the dangerous political intrigue swirling around him? This erotic space opera is a work-in-progress. Stay tuned to this blog for ongoing excerpts and updates.
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Alexis Duran 
Great world building. It’s incredible how much detail you’re able to work into a scene without slowing it down.
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I particularly liked the phrase “weren’t natural humanitarians.”
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So much fun in this snippet. You’re wonderful, Alexis. I admire your imagination.
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I love the description of their uniform. It sounds more interesting than most uniforms from Earth.
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Great scene! I love the description of the non-humanitarian marines.
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Oh darn, nothing worth stopping for, just this naked human. Gak! So what will they do with him now?? Nice reveal on the other side’s motives.
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I love the Free Market Trade Patrol logo. IT’s not only cool, it says a lot about your future solar system.
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Fantastic as usual, and I did miss you upon my return last week! This is a fun bit of work here, and I already feel sorry for this guy : )
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Love the logo! Weren’t natural humanitarians, hm? Sounds like Eli’s adventure might be just beginning.
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This is not a rescue mission. Then what is it? I’m thinking they were going to pirate the slavers. Now what will they do, I wonder.
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Loved the description of the logo! This is such a fun story, always a new twist and turn for poor Eli. Wonder why the guy who rescued him is dressed differently than the others – can’t wait for more. Terrific snippet!
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Oh, another intriguing snippet. I so want to read more about Eli and his rescuer. Are you done yet? How about now? Now? Hurry up already:).
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What are the artifacts they’d hoped to find?? Oy! This puts Eli in a new pickle! And I’m wondering about Rilke and the fate of all the others, too. You’re doing an outstanding job of writing intrigue into this, and maintaining tension. He goes from one “Oh crap” moment to another. 🙂
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