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MEME: The 777 Meme - Atlatl

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MEMES I've been tagged by Katje van Loon for this year's 777 Meme. Here's my 2013 post and my 2012 post . The rules are: Go to the 7th line of the 7th page of your work in progress. Post the first full 7 lines. Then tag 7 friends. The following snippet is from the short story "Atlatl" which is set in the Ambasadora-verse and features brothers, David and Ben Anlow, during an undercover sting--but only one of them knows that's why they're at the bar. "This part of the city makes the LaTulip Underground look clean and cozy by comparison," David said. "Oh, yeah?" Ben said. "When was the last time you ventured into the Underground? And, before you say anything more, my team swears by this place when they're on leave." His cocom buzzed to life in his ear and Meke's voice sounded like she was inside his head. "For the record, I'm with your brother--I'd never eat in this shithole, on duty or off,

BLOG TOUR: My Writing Process

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BLOG TOUR Thank you to both Albert Wendland and Shawn Hopkins for inviting me to participate in the My Writing Process (#mywritingprocess) blog tour. 1) What am I working on? My husband, Jason Jack Miller , and I are finally collaborating on a thriller series (The Fourth Department) which is set in Eastern Europe just before the fall of the Iron Curtain. It's Child 44 meets the X-Files. We have the big corkboard out in the library with a zillion cards pinned to it so we can both see all the notes at a glance. This experience has been so much fun with him because we each bring our own expertise to the project. The pizza and wine sessions really add to it, as well. 2) How does my work differ from others of its genre? I travel quite a bit so I'm constantly incorporating what I experience into my work, whether it be in the far future Ambasadora-verse or in my thrillers. Taking yourself out of your familiar surroundings is useful when you're doing the same with your