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WIPpet numbers for 12th July, 2017: 7 + 12  = 19 short paragraphs from To Be Sure Between illness and an overwhelming editing load, I didn't get around to visiting my fellow wippeteers last week - sorry, my loss. :( (There’s a link at the end of the post for where you can find more WIPpet snippets.) WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure — my story for ‘SAGA’ (title TBC): an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). This is my last WIPpet from this story, as I finished writing it a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to end with Saorla and Aileen arriving in England for Dylan’s (Saorla’s grandson) baptism. The main character of  To Be Sure  is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-one-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother, and Sophie is Sean’s partner/Dylan’s mum. In this ...

WIPpet numbers for 5th July, 2017: 17 (year), 7 (month)  = 177 words (not very mathematical, I know) from To Be Sure WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure , which continues directly from previous snippets . This is last bit of chapter one of my story for ‘SAGA’ (title TBC): an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). The main character of  To Be Sure  is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-one-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother. In last week’s snippet , Finn had arrived home from wherever he’d been; he and Saorla are discussing their hotel arrangements for their upcoming trip to England. (This needs the  previous snippets  for context). * * * * * When she realised Finn had said no more, she asked, “So you’re getting a double room, then?” “Aye. Rig...

WIPpet numbers for 28th June, 2017: 28 + 6 - 17 = 17 paragraphs from To Be Sure WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure , which continues directly from previous snippets . This is from the first chapter of my story for ‘SAGA’ (title TBC): an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). The main character of  To Be Sure  is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-one-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother. In last week’s snippet , Saorla had just got off the phone with Sean, and was preparing a meal while waiting for Finn to arrive home. * * * * * It was only when the front door opened that Saorla remembered the potatoes, which didn’t even have a lid on them, and they were all but boiled dry. “That you, Finn?” she called and grabbed a fork. The click of Finn’s crutch prec...

WIPpet numbers for 21st June, 2017: It's my wedding anniversary! 18 years! :o 20 x 6 + 21 + 17 = 158 words from To Be Sure Sorry for any other WIPpet posts I missed last week. I was very late visiting and had to go a-hunting. WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure , which continues directly from previous snippets . This is from the first chapter of my story for ‘SAGA’ (title TBC): an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). And I also have a cover! The main character of  To Be Sure  is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-one-year-old (I miscounted, as usual) woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother. In last week’s snippet , Saorla had just got off the phone with Sean, and she’s waiting for Finn to arrive home. * * * * * To be fair, Finn was trying, and Sean was being the diffi...

WIPpet numbers for 14th June, 2017: 14 - 6 = 8 paragraphs (+/-10%, rounded to whole numbers… ;) Yes, OK, there are 9 paragraphs) from To Be Sure WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure , which continues directly from previous snippet . This is from the first chapter of my story for ‘SAGA’ (title TBC): an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). The whippet is Al Stewart’s fault—he and co-author Claire Davis also have a story in the anthology. :) The main character of  To Be Sure  is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother. In last week’s snippet , Sean was surprised to discover Finn had accepted his christening invitation. * * * * * “Are he and Erin back together?” “Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe you could ask him yourself w...

WIPpet numbers for 7th June, 2017: (6+7) x 20 + (1+7) = 268 words from To Be Sure WIPpet Context: Another snippet from To Be Sure , which continues directly from last week’s snippet . This is from the first chapter of my story for SAGA: an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). The main character is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum. Finn is Sean’s older brother. In last week’s snippet, Sean asked—and then double-checked—to see if his mum wanted to share a twin or a double hotel room with her friend Aileen on their upcoming trip. * * * * * “Yes, Sean, I’m quite sure.” “Or you can have my place for the weekend and I’ll stay in the hotel. How about that?” “Don’t be daft. I’ll be needing to keep an eye on your brother, anyway. So, I’ll let you get on. When—” Sean ...

I haven’t done WIPpet Wednesday for over a month! :o It’s a really busy time of year for me… WIPpet numbers for 31st May, 2017: 31x5+17=172 words from To Be Sure   (potentially a working title, but it might yet end up the final title) WIPpet Context: A first snippet from To Be Sure . This is the very first scene from my story for SAGA: an anthology of stories featuring older LGBT+ characters (out later this year, from Beaten Track Publishing). The main character is Saorla (seer-la) Tierney, a seventy-year-old woman from Derry in the North of Ireland. For readers of the Hiding Behind The Couch series, she’s Sean’s mum (as you’ll see in this snippet). * * * * * “Twin or double?” Sean asked. Keeping her phone to her ear, Soarla Tierney picked up the dishcloth and wiped invisible crumbs from the kitchen worktop. The question was innocent enough, she supposed. “Whichever’s cheapest, darlin’.” “They both cost the same.” “Oh, right…” Usually, when she went over...