AFTERLIFE daily snippet

[naomi_jay]

Well, on a lighter note, the Small World Guide to Shoregrave is almost finished. I'm not posting anything today because I don't have the energy to make anything up. Instead, here's a snippet from AFTERLIFE instead.

 

Miserable, I stalked the city, drifting from street to street, aimless and despondent. When I found myself lingering next to a payphone, it seemed only the logical thing to do to ring the number on Ethan Banning’s card. Might as well get the party started.

            ‘Banning.’ His husky, smoker’s voice came through clear and strong.

            ‘You’re the private eye?’ I asked. ‘Looking for the missing Shoregrave girl, Melody Stuart?’

            It was a pretty dumb opening line, but I truly couldn’t think of anything else to say. Stay away from the dead people might be construed as a threat and how much have you uncovered about the Pale World? sounded like pure madness.

            ‘Who is this?’ he asked, an edge of mistrust in his tone.

            I floundered. A few centuries of living amongst mortals had done nothing for my small talk skills. Maybe I should have taken a decade out to practice. ‘Someone with an interest in the case,’ I said. I sounded like a film noir villain. An inept film noir villain.

 
I realised this morning it's now officially less than a month until AFTERLIFE is released. Panic! But that does mean I'll be running a competition soon, so stay tuned if you like books and free stuff.

Comments

[molly-skye.livejournal.com]

Squee!! i'm so excited for AFTERLIfE, I can't wait. From the Guide to the Snippets it sounds amazing. December 1st can't come fast enough!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, I hope it doesn't let you down!

[obfuscationofreality.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Congratulations, Naomi. You've worked so hard! :-D

~Tyhitia

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Tyhita!

[david-bridger.livejournal.com]

I'm doing very deliberate bodyswerves around all your snippets, because I want to come to Afterlife totally fresh, with no preconceptions. Looking forward to it! :)

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, cool! I shall continue to hide them neatly under a cut in that case.