
‘Look at this!’ Connor brandishes the bright and colourful cover of the new Six Sentence Stories magazine. ‘You’re on the cover, Ms Hall. A first for you.’
Cynthia stretches out an elegantly manicured hand and takes the proffered copy from him. She looks at me over her new reading glasses. ‘Such a nice photo of you, too.’
‘I’m surprised it’s not in sepia, it’s that old,’ interjects Gary with a grin, immediately receiving an elbow in the ribs from Gina.
‘Don’t upset her Gary,’ Gina mutters. ‘Don’t you want to be in a story again?’ Gina flashes a smile at me.
Cynthia brushes her hand over the glossy cover. ‘Oh look, there’s a voucher for that little deli shop, Sam’s. It was very pleasant. Apart from that rather brassy woman coming on to you, Connor.’
‘You mean, Beryl?’ Connor’s eyes twinkle.
Gina prods Gary’s leg. ‘You see, they’ve both had an outing, and it wasn’t even in one of Ms Hall’s stories.’
‘What a charming man Tom is,’ Cynthia purrs. ‘So creative! We met him briefly at Ms Hall’s book launch.’ She runs a thoughtful finger over Tom’s picture on the magazine cover. ‘Nice eyes. I don’t suppose I should blame him for Beryl’s behaviour.’
‘I met another excellent chap there too,’ Connor takes a long pull from the glass of whisky which has mysteriously appeared in his hand. ‘Chris Nelson, short story author and a fellow poet. No wonder we hit it off.’ He looks around the room. ‘And you know what, he’s written a really good review of Our Book!’ Connor beams and raises his glass to me.
Chris Nelson’s review of You’ll Never Walk Alone.
I really like this little crossover universe, Chris! I’ve left a review of Chris’ review, popped through the other links, and now I’m back here!
Beryl’s adamant everything was fine between her and Cynthia, but couldn’t say much as she had to get her hair ‘waved'(?)! And I’m sure Gina will appear somewhere soon, Chris, won’t she? 😉
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Great fun, isn’t it, Tom! I never realised that Cynthia could be so jealous, but maybe she worked out who wielded that yucca plant. Gina does deserve her moment in the limelight, I know 🙂
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Ah, yes… the yucca.
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😁
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Oh, I love this, Chris, and it’s like visiting old friends for a catch up! It’s no wonder that they are clammering to get into your next book. I’m sure, as time passes, they’ll all make a play for the lead role too.
Thanks for the plug too, it’s much appreciated.
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I’m so pleased you enjoyed this, Chris! The gang have a shed load of ideas for their next ‘outing’. One day… (I keep saying).
Thanks again for your review!
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Always my pleasure, Chris. I’m sure that they will feed you their thoughts on a daily basis!
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It would be even better if they’d write them down. Ideally in novel form!😉
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🤣
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Fun promo, Chris! Congrats on the cover 🤩
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Thanks, Susan! Just trying to keep those pesky characters at bay…
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Oh, I don’t know how long your characters will stay quiet. They’re a demanding bunch 😂
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Especially when you’re trying to write a different story!
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🤣
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What a fun way to introduce a review! Congratulations!!
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Thanks, Liz! I can always rely on this little ‘character chorus’.😉
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You’re welcome, Chris!
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This is a stunning read. Wonderful cover and promo. Those characters are the best. I love how you always interact with them. 😀
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Thanks, Lamittan! I’m grateful to have their support 🙂
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Indeed. Feel most welcome, my friend.
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I always like when the characters come out to talk to you. Loved how Gina told Gary basically to stay to your good side so as not to endanger their chances of being in another story!
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There’s a good chance they’ll get their way this time, even if it’s only a little walk on in the Jade Camel series.
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Ah yes, a small “cameo appearance” should make them happy for awhile anyway…
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👍I’ll see what I can do. (Walked into that one, didn’t I?)
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That’s so cool!!
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Thanks, Carrie!
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Oh wow! Nicely done, Chris
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Thanks, Maria! 😊
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Ha! Congrats on the cover, Chris. That’s pretty exciting! And I always love it when authors chat with their characters. A fun post.
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Thanks, Diana! It’s all make believe, of course.
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Ha ha ha. Sometimes I wonder. 🙂
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😉😁
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I am officially intrigued, Chris!
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Excellent! Trying to draw you into this little world of our own.😉
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This is such a cool way to introduce a review. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Thanks so much, Sadje!
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You’re welcome my dear
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Hee hee! I love when your characters talk to you, Chris. You’ve just made my day! xxxxx
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I’m delighted to hear it, Jean! 😁🤗
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Congratulations all around, Chris.
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Thanks very much, Robbie!
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[…] it was me who really wanted a part in her new little story, babe, not you,’ Gina, who’s just appeared on the landing, […]
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