WIP Snippet #4

Welcome to Jan 6 & 7 "WeWriWa" blog hop.

Weekend Writing Warriors is where participants post 8 to 10 sentences of their latest release or work-in-progress. All genres represented; commenting is encouraged. Spread the word: #8sunday #wewriwa

My WIP - Ma Tutt's Secret Spice (coming April, 2018)

This is book two of a curious cozy featuring a magical cat named Mack and the owner of a donut hut named Ma Tutt. Each week I'll simply post the next 8 to 10 sentences of my novel, so obviously not all of these will be complete scenes. Still, should be fun. To catch up, click #WIPSnippet.

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Snippet #4

Ma Tutt looked at the cute little kitty door next to the back entrance and considered herself fortunate that Mack hadn’t brought back any of his 'prizes' into the kitchen. Oh, the local food and health inspector would have a fit if he were to visit on the day Mack left such an offering!

She peeled her eyes off her feline friend and grabbed a favorite apron, one with a colorful splay of California poppies. She donned a hairnet and tucked away a few graying strands of hair. Ready at last, she began her opening routine with a spry step that belied her sixty-year old legs.

“I have a feeling it’s going to be a busy morning, Martía, so if you’ll man the oven and deep fat fryer, I’ll make sure the display case out front is fully stocked.” The Gypsy woman nodded and, with another yawn, got to work.

This being a Friday and the start to a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend in the middle of tourist season, Dolly expected quite a crowd. But then, so far this summer, most weekends had boasted a whirlwind of activity.

After just two months of business, the Hut was already the community’s hotspot and a favorite stop for vacationers on their way to a mountain lake getaway; it was not unusual to see a line forming at the front door by the time Dolly hit the lights and turned the Closed sign to Open.

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Thanks for reading! If you want to get in on the mystery and like gentle bakery stories - and with a magical cat! - then book one, Ma Tutt's Donut Hut, might be of interest. Available at Amazon. Here's the back copy:

Dolly Tutt has just opened her own bakery in the small mountain community of Sugar Pine Station. But the Creamy Pie franchise across the street is giving her fits. Her business is dying. She needs a miracle or she'll be forced to close. 

Fortunately, Mack, a mysterious tabby that came with the doughnut shop, lends a paw by pointing Dolly to a magical ingredient that definitely puts the spice back in her life and rejuvenates the Donut Hut. Unfortunately, it also unleashes a series of catastrophes that may end up destroying her business once and for all. 

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To find out what else I write, visit my publishing site, Tule Fog Press. And if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, I'll send you a free ebook as a thank you gift. Appreciate you dropping by!

WIP Snippet #3

Welcome to this week's hop!

Weekend Writing Warriors is where participants post 8 to 10 sentences of their latest release or work-in-progress. All genres represented; commenting is encouraged. Spread the word: #8sunday #wewriwa

My WIP - Ma Tutt's Secret Spice (coming April, 2018)

This is book two of a curious cozy featuring a magical cat named Mack and the owner of a donut hut named Ma Tutt. Each week I'll simply post the next 8 to 10 sentences of my novel, so obviously not all of these will be complete scenes. Still, should be fun. To catch up, click #WIPSnippet.

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Snippet #3

Mack greeted the two women with a surly mrrow as they entered the kitchen and hit the lights. Ma tore the daily page off the wall-mounted calendar and tossed Thursday, July 3rd, in the trash as the tabby impatiently nudged a few legs.

“Evidently, he doesn’t like the later start time,” Martía said. She found his plastic bin of food, the cat griping all the while. “It’s too early for breakfast, Mack!” she scolded, but acquiesced to his demands and filled his bowl with kibble. The throaty complaints turned to satisfied purrs as he dug in.

“No such thing as too early for breakfast,” Dolly said, shaking her head, “and after all the time you’ve spent with him, you should know that by now.”

“Ah, but we didn’t spoil him as you have done...cat food purchased from a store? Oosh, this is why he has claws, for there is a mountainside to explore behind the Hut and plenty of mice for him to find.”

Ma shivered at the thought and said, “As long as he never shows me his prize, I’ll just pretend he doesn’t hunt.”

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If you want to get in on the mystery and like gentle bakery stories - and with a magical cat! - then book one, Ma Tutt's Donut Hut, might be of interest. Available at Amazon. Here's the back copy:

Dolly Tutt has just opened her own bakery in the small mountain community of Sugar Pine Station. But the Creamy Pie franchise across the street is giving her fits. Her business is dying. She needs a miracle or she'll be forced to close. 

Fortunately, Mack, a mysterious tabby that came with the doughnut shop, lends a paw by pointing Dolly to a magical ingredient that definitely puts the spice back in her life and rejuvenates the Donut Hut. Unfortunately, it also unleashes a series of catastrophes that may end up destroying her business once and for all. 

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To find out what else I write, visit my publishing site, Tule Fog Press. And if you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, I'll send you a free ebook as a thank you gift. Appreciate you dropping by!

Weekend Writing Warriors Dec 23-24

Weekend Writing Warriors is a weekly blog hop where participants post 8 to 10 sentences of their latest release or work-in-progress. All genres represented; commenting is encouraged. Spread the word, share the love. Twitter hashtag #8sunday.

This is my second entry (first entry here) with #wewriwa and my genre is magical cozy mystery. My WIP excerpt is from book two of a series featuring Mack the Magical Cat, titled, Ma Tutt's Secret Spice. Each week I'll simply post the next 8 to 10 sentences, so obviously not all of these will be complete scenes. Still, should be fun. For all snippets, click #WIPSnippet.

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Martía Cooper was one hundred years old but didn’t look a day past twenty-four. That’s the age she and her husband Rohan stopped growing old, for some mysterious reason. The Coopers were Gypsies and Dolly, though privy to their secret, still mostly chalked the strange and wondrous happenings that surrounded them to their intriguing Romany background.

Including the presence of Mack, a very intriguing feline in his own right.

The gray mackerel had come with the Hut when Dolly purchased the building six months before. Due to the pronounced M on the tabby’s forehead, Dolly christened him Mack. He was called Tozier, however, in a previous life when he belonged to the Coopers—as much as a cat can belong to anyone. And he, too, was quite advanced in years, having just celebrated his sixtieth birthday. But these tales have already been told.

Dolly, for the most part, simply accepted the mystery of it all.

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If you want to get in on the mystery and like gentle bakery stories - and with a magical cat! - then book one, Ma Tutt's Donut Hut, might be of interest. Available at Amazon. Here's the back copy:

Dolly Tutt has just opened her own bakery in the small mountain community of Sugar Pine Station. But the Creamy Pie franchise across the street is giving her fits. Her business is dying. She needs a miracle or she'll be forced to close. 

Fortunately, Mack, a mysterious tabby that came with the doughnut shop, lends a paw by pointing Dolly to a magical ingredient that definitely puts the spice back in her life and rejuvenates the Donut Hut. Unfortunately, it also unleashes as series of catastrophes that may end up destroying her business once and for all. 

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Thanks for stopping by. If you want semi-regular updates about my writing (my publishing side is Tule Fog Press), you can subscribe to my newsletter here. (You'll get a free ebook! :)

And as a special Advent/Christmas gift for "hopping by" during this blog hop, please accept my speculative SF short story, An Astral Advent. (Note: This story is longer available as a stand alone, but it is included in Tule Fog Tales, Issue One, for purchase here.)

Well, I'm off to read and comment on the other participants' stories at the Weekend Writing Warriors website. Feel free to follow along.

Until next time, thanks for taking a look around my blog. Any questions or comments, drop me a line or interact below. - Happy Reading, Lyn Perry

Weekend Writing Warriors December 16 & 17

Weekend Writing Warriors is a weekly blog hop where participants post eight to ten sentences of their work-in-progress. You can find out more and read other writers' snippets by clicking here. All genres represented; commenting is encouraged. Spread the word, share the love, warriors. Twitter hashtag #8sunday.

Welcome! This is my debut entry with #wewriwa and my genre is magical cozy mystery. My WIP excerpt is from book two of a series featuring Mack the Magical Cat, titled, Ma Tutt's Secret Spice. Here's the opening:

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The mountain air had a slight chill to it when Dolly and Martía met at the back door of the bakery at just after four in the morning. It was the Fourth of July and Ma Tutt’s Donut Hut opened at five o’clock sharp.

“Good morning, Ma,” Martía said, yawning and giving her matronly friend a hug. “I’m glad we decided to do most of our kitchen work before leaving for the day, those three-thirty baking sessions were starting to wear mighty thin.”

Dolores Tutt chuckled and said, “Don’t you know, the older we get, the less sleep we need! At your age, you should be able to function on a three hour nap.” Ma winked at her ‘younger’ friend, sharing an inside joke.

Martía Cooper was one hundred years old but didn’t look a day past twenty-four. That’s the age she and her husband Rohan stopped growing old, for some mysterious reason.

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Wow, that was short! (Truth be told, that was probably twelve sentences edited down to eight for this post! ;) Feel free to comment below. Obviously, Martía and Rohan's mysterious background will be explained next (and was revealed in book one) - but not as an info dump!

If you want to get in on the mystery and like gentle bakery stories - and with a magical cat! - then book one, Ma Tutt's Donut Hut, might be of interest. Available at Amazon. Here's the blurb:

Dolly Tutt has just opened her own bakery in the small mountain community of Sugar Pine Station. But the Creamy Pie franchise across the street is giving her fits. Her business is dying. She needs a miracle or she'll be forced to close. 

Fortunately, Mack, a mysterious tabby that came with the doughnut shop, lends a paw by pointing Dolly to a magical ingredient that definitely puts the spice back in her life and rejuvenates the Donut Hut. Unfortunately, it also unleashes as series of catastrophes that may end up destroying her business once and for all. 

- "A very gentle mystery with a cast of wonderfully quirky characters and a light moral touch make this short novel an endearing and satisfying read." 

To read all the installments, click #WIPSnippet.

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Thanks for reading. If you want semi-regular updates about my writing (my publishing side is Tule Fog Press), you can subscribe to my newsletter here. (You'll get a free ebook! :)

And as a special Advent/Christmas gift for "hopping by" during this blog hop, please accept my speculative SF short story, An Astral Advent, available for one week. (Update: This story is no longer available as a stand alone, but is part of Tule Fog Tales, Issue One if you wish to read it.

Well, I'm off to read and comment on the other participants' stories at the Weekend Writing Warriors website. Feel free to follow along.

Until next time, thanks for taking a look around my blog. Any questions or comments, drop me a line or interact below. - Happy Reading, Lyn Perry