Lucky 7, Retribution & Top Spot Again!

Monday, May 21, 2012


Nick Wilford over at Scattergun Scribblings tagged me with the Lucky 7 Meme. I am supposed to
  1. Go to page 77 of my current MS
  2. Go to line 7
  3. Copy down the next 7 lines as they're written-- no cheating!
  4. Tag 7 other writers
  5. Let them know
I’m already cheating – not on copying the text, but on being too lazy to tag anybody else. After working the weekend, I’m barely able to think straight. Here goes:-


          Justine’s stomach vibrated in time with the ringing phone. She jerked awake and answered.
“Justine?”
          A shiver chased over her flesh, bringing her voice down to a feeble whisper. “Yes?”
          Emile’s my last student today, so I’m gonna take him home and save you the trip over here.”
          Her pulse battered her throat and she had a hard time forcing out her next words. “Uh…I…okay.”
          “See you soon then.”
          She thought he was smiling, but wouldn’t swear on it. Maybe her mind was playing tricks on her.
                                                              ~Excerpt from Retribution

I think maybe people are enjoying Don't Get Mad...Get Even and maybe spreading the word 'cause the book is back in the number one slot in the free Kindle store for short stories. I have to thank Nick as I noticed yesterday at his blog that he was kind enough to post it in his sidebar. 

Bloggers rock!
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28 comments:

  1. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderMay 21, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    I like Don't Get Mad, Get Even. I'll post a review of it soon.

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  2. UnknownMay 21, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    I'm so glad your book is doing well again. I haven't really even looked to see how my book is doing lately. I should promote it more.

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 4:23 PM

      Yeah, you should. I have one that's languishing too (Hardware), which I should be giving lots more attention to. I plan to get Sholes Key. Downloaded the sample and read it. Good stuff.

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  3. SouthpawMay 21, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    I like the 77777 meme. It's fun to see little excepts and wonder what happened to get there and were they are going.

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  4. UnknownMay 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Hmm, I also wanted to say, that Crime Fiction Alphabet thing is not my idea by Kerrie's at http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.mx/2012/05/crime-fiction-alphabet-2012-letter.html

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 4:24 PM

      Thanks, looks like fun, I checked it out. Good thing is that it's one a week, so there's not so much pressure.

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  5. Angela BrownMay 21, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    Good on you for Don't Get Mad, Get Even :-)

    And that was a pretty thought-provoking excerpt. Really has me interested.

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 7:33 PM

      Thanks, Angela. I'm riding hard toward the end of this story.

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  6. Susan OloierMay 21, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    J.L., your verb choices are incredible! I love verbs. What a great excerpt. It's piqued my interest. Congrats on movie up in the Kindle stats again :-)
    Nick is so great!

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 7:34 PM

      Thanks, Susan. I've enjoyed working on this book and the one before it that features these same two people. Yeah, Nick is a wonderful buddy. Found him during this last Challenge.

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  7. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyMay 21, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    Congrats for Don't Get Mad, Get Even
    Loved your mini excerpt. I certainly wanted to read more.

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 7:35 PM

      Thanks, Lynda. I hope that short story will translate to some faithful readers.

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  8. Carol KilgoreMay 21, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    Loved that tiny snippet :)

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 21, 2012 at 7:36 PM

      Thanks for dropping in. Waiting to see your vacay pics.

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  9. Julie DaoMay 22, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    Ooh nice snippet! And I love the sound of your book. I have heard nothing but great reviews for it :)

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks, Julie. I'm trying to wrap this one up soon.

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  10. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)May 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Oh my goodness glory girl...that was a marvelous tease for sure!

    God bless and have an awesome day! :o)

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  11. Susan OloierMay 22, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    J.L. I just passed the Kreativ Blogger Award to you, but don't feel a need to follow-up with it if you don't want to. I know these awards can be time consuming.

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 22, 2012 at 2:53 PM

      Susan, thanks so much. I am soooo bad at passing these on, but I'm coming over anyway.

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  12. Romance Book HavenMay 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Hi JL!

    Congrats on the No 1 slot for your book. I'm also going to display at my sidebar on Romance Book Haven

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 22, 2012 at 6:40 PM

      Thanks very much! I visited and tweeted Kste's article. Thanks again.

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  13. AnonymousMay 23, 2012 at 2:24 AM

    I always find it hard to tag people.

    Bloggers do rock.

    Loved the piece, J.L.

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    1. J.L. CampbellMay 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM

      I know, I tend no to tag because I guess all of us are so busy trying to juggle writing and other stuff. Yep, bloggers are so generous with their time!

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  14. Rula SinaraMay 23, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    Great snippet! I have a visual from just those few lines!

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  15. Peaches LedwidgeMay 23, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    "Her pulse battered her throat...." I like it.

    Interesting excerpt.

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