Introducing Tuesday Tag *throws sparkles*
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Hello my dearies,
This is my first ever post on the Critique This WIP Blog, so I'm kind of excited *jumps up and down a bit*! And not only is this my first blog here, I also have the honor of introducing a new feature, the
Tuesday Tag!!
Tuesday Tag is a serialized story that you - yes YOU - can take part in. Basically, it's an online version of a game called Writers' Tag or Story Tag. It will provide both writing practice AND a way to introduce new writers on our blog!
It works like this: this week I write the first scene of the story, starting us off. At the end, I'll tag someone who will then write the next scene in a week's time. Every week, we will tag somebody else, and see where the story goes...
These are the Rules of the Game:
- Read the previous Tuesday Tag Posts so you know what the story's about.
- Write your scene - suggested word count is somewhere around 500 words.
- Make sure your scene doesn't contain anything offensive and that it continues on in a sensible way from the previous post.*
- If you're tagged (and we will make sure you're ok with it beforehand), you must write the scene in time for the Tuesday Tag Post - that means you'll have a week, no more, no less.
- Tell us a little about yourself so we can do the introductory post right here, on Critique This WIP.
- Have fun!
* we reserve the right to de-tag you if your scene is unacceptable.
So here I go, starting the game off...
My name is Tessa Conte and I'm a new member here on Critique This WIP. I'm two years away from thirty, a lawyer if you believe my university degree and a writer if you've ever seen my office. You can find me here and at Tessa's Blurb, my personal blog, and on twitter. I write mainly paranormal stories and fantasy, preferably with romance as a major theme. You can find out a little more about me if you click on my name in the header of this site.
Here's the first scene of our Tuesday Tag Story - enjoy!
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“Joscelyn Mariam Whitley, don’t think I can’t see you there, young lady!”Joce cringed and quickly wiped the tears from her face. The bottom of the servants’ stairs had seemed like such a great place to hide. Dark, dusty and abandoned, it had been a childhood favorite. They hadn’t had any servants for as long as Joce could remember, and her mother avoided this part of the house like the plague. Well, normally she did.
Apparently wedding days were an exception.
“I’m coming, mom,” she shouted up the stairs. Very unladylike behavior, but surely it could be forgiven today of all days. Joce gathered the white ruffles of her dress around her and hobbled back up the narrow steps in her broken-off white stilettos. It wasn’t worth the effort to shake the dust off the dress. Not like she’d ever wear it again. Thank goodness she’d dissuaded her mom from giving her the family veil. It would have been ruined by now.
Her mother was waiting on the ground floor landing, an older, impeccably groomed version of Joce, smooth and perfect in her vintage Dior dress. Even her little pillbox hat still sat at a perfect angle on her ash blonde hair. Marie-Claire, Dowager Duchess of Whitley, was never less than perfect.
She held a box of tissues in one hand, a glass full of suspicious-looking amber liquid in the other. The tissues were an obvious choice, but surely her mother wasn’t offering her whiskey. Mother disapproved of alcohol. Passionately.
“Drink,” she told her daughter.
“Mom...” Joce started, but her mother’s expression was implacable. “Ok, fine.” Nobody won staring matches against her mother, anyway. She grabbed the glass and downed it.
“Gracious, mother,” Joce coughed out. That had to have been a leftover from Dad’s secret stash of whiskey. “This isn’t that big a crisis.”
“What do you mean, not that big a crisis?” her mother huffed, and repositioned her hat. “Surely this is the ultimate crisis? Why else would you be hiding?”
She had a point. Even for Joce, being left at the altar wasn’t an everyday occurrence.
“Right,” she sighed. “So where did you put the rest of the bottle, mom?”
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There! That's the first scene, next one to follow on Tuesday, July 14th, written by
*drumroll*
Margaret Bail of Critique This WIP and Musings of a Would-Be Writer
*tag* you're it!
If YOU want to be tagged in the near future, please let us know via comments or sent us an email to critiquethiswip (at) gmail (dot) com, we look forward to meeting you (virtually speaking).
Ha, this was adorable.
When is this set?
Where?
I've got a few questions:
Do we post our scene and information as a comment?
Or do we leave a comment, and you'll let us know if we've been tagged, then we can know for certain if we're to write a scene?
I'm so excited! this looks like fun, even if I don't get tagged :D
Hi Kelly =) If you'd like to write for Tuesday Tag, just let us know right here in the comments section. Then, we'll tell you the date that we'd like to post your part of the story.
As far as the story goes... it's all up to the next person to write. Since Tessa didn't specify a setting (state/country) the next person to be tagged to come up with that and post it (if they so chose).
So are you interested in being tagged? =D
Sure! I'd love to be tagged :)
Excellent! I'll send you an email with the details. The other 4 members of the group are lined up to post over next 4 weeks, but you'll be our first official "taggee". Should be on August 10th.
Will email you soon!! Thanks!