Pamela Clare ~ Fan Group discussion

Have you heard the expression, every author is a storyteller, but most storytellers are not authors.
I am just a storyteller. Ideas buzz but skills lack badly. So here is a place for the storytellers to have fun and to hone skills.
Using the three words provided above write one, two or three paragraphs that would start (be- for begin),Climax (M- for middle), or conclude (E-for ending) a story of any romance genre including humor.
Remember to put in three words at the end of your writing and to say if you want a BE, an M, or an E, for the next person to use. Be kind, the idea is to help, not frustrate.
A beginning needs to grab your reader and make them want to read more.
A climax could be a fight, a sex scene, a big decision but all in all it is the turning point of the whole story.
The ending is of course for romance the HEA (happy Ever After) .

For example Words provided may be
splash, panic, ran and you are asked to do a Be (or story beginning)

Purity grabbed her side as she ran on past store fronts and milling people. Scarface was getting closer and hope was fading. Panic was bubbling in her throat with a taste all too familiar. A coach on the street beside her splashed through a puddle left behind from the morning rain. She slipped on the now wet walk and began to fall. Hope was fading. "May I be of some assistance Miss?" said the most handsome man she had ever seen as he extended his hand to help her rise.


Viking, cries, beautiful M (middle)

I stood on the shore watching the entering the harbor, bringing our sons and husbands home. The strength of the Viking warriors who protect our land and our families never ceases to amaze me.

Beside me, my sister cries, tears of joy streaming down her beautiful face as sees her beloved is amongst those returning.

Now we must prepare the welcome feast!


Giant, gentle, untouched - B (beginning)

Veronica had been wandering in the New World, untouched virgin forest for hours. She had left the homestead at daybreak to collect the little blue berries that tasted so wonderful and become all turned around. The sun could not be see through the many branches above. She could get no sense of direction. From behind a giant red wood tree a native man stepped. He stood tall, bronze and so handsome. He seemed to be unarmed and she felt no fear as she looked into his dark eyes. Witn a gentle touch to her cheek and a soft stroke of her white blonde hip length hair he smiled quizzically at her. He had so many questions as did she. They did not speak the same language but he seemed to know she was lost and alone.

love, home, candle E (ending)

Danielle had begun to think this assignment would never end, but at last the case was cracked and after the long months of undercover work she was finally home.

As she entered the small house she shared with the love of her life she stopped and lit a peach scented candle on the entryway table and walked into Jim's outstretched arms. Feelings of deep peace and contentment reassured her that, yes, this was her life and she wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

Blue, water, sail - M (middle)

As the ships, cacooned in the smoke of battle, joined one to the other, the British captain grabbed Rose and held her tightly. "That bastard pirate will not kill me with you for a shield. Stand still you spoiled brat!"
Rose was totally shocked. Her parents had trusted this man to protect her on the long journey to the new world. Just then a SAIL crashed to the deck behind them and a tall, dark haired man with snapping BLUE eyes approached them. A sword dripping in blood was in his hand.
"A man who hides behind a woman's skirt is not a man worthy of life. Jaque at your service miss. I am the king of all the WATER you see around here and you have a new home." He easily pulled her away from the captain and to his side. He turned with her and headed to his ship. With a nod of his head to one of his men she knew the captain would not be living much longer.

sandwich, pain, morning Beginning

It had been so long since I'd eaten anything that the pain was unbearable and the growling from my stomach was so loud that I was sure the picnickers could hear it.

I waited patiently, watching as families gathered their trash and tossed it in the garbage cans. When they were far enough away, I quickly retrieved their castoffs and searched for something edible. I looked right and left, hoping no one had noticed my scavenging and almost cried tears of joy when I found a peanut butter sandwich with only a child sized nibble taken out of it.

I was just about to take a bite when I heard a familiar voice saying, "You know, Casandra, your family has been looking for you for months. Maybe you should consider coming home. The company might not be the best, but the food..." he trailed off.

I stood staring down at the smushed up bread in my hands and wanted to weep. I'd left for a reason, and knowing what he knew, how could he ever think I'd want to go back there?

"I know what it was life for you, Cassie," he whispered. "I told them I'd find you, but I didn't promise I'd bring you home. Let me take you to Phoenix. If we leave now, we can be there by morning and you'll be safe. You know I'll protect you."

I chewed at my bottom lip, nervous. Yes, Christian would protect me, but why? What would be in it for him? I cast him a sideways glance and made my decision. Tossing the sandwich in the trash, I turned to him.

"Yes, Christian. I'll go with you." I just hoped I wouldn't live to regret it.


Blossoms, tiger, dewy - M

Laura's hair smelled of apple blossoms. Her favorite shampoo gave it that pleasant scent. She decided she didn't need to apply her favorite perfume. She continued getting ready for her date with Joe.

She smiled thinking of Joe's "gift" of tiger lilies that he picked from her front yard. He was such a dingleberry! Suddenly, she felt herself getting dewey-eyed. Was she ready to give up her past and embrace her future? Life was so scary!


lips, pillar, champagne - E

Her lips were perfect. Plump and red like berries. Jonas wanted to kiss those lips until Sandra was senseless. The pillar she'd place him upon, figuratively speaking, of course, was far too high for a man in his line of work. But he'd spend the rest of his life working to make her proud of him. He'd shower her with diamonds, bathe her in champagne, and make sure she never regretted this day. The day they became man and wife. He'd make sure this was the happily ever after she'd dreamed of.

gifts, snow, beauty - B

The gifts were all wrapped and under the tree finally. The decorations were set out and hung accordingly. Lacy had spent hours baking cookies and cakes and then checked the weather report and saw there was an excellent chance for snow later that evening. She hoped the family would make it in before the weather turned ugly. This would be the first Christmas that the whole family would be together in over ten years. What a thing of beauty it would be!


easy, toad, maze - M

It was easy to have her family around anytime of year, but Lacy really looked forward to Christmas. The only exception to that was her toad of a cousin, Junie, who just had to be center of attention at any function she attended. Lacy had wished Junie'd never found her way out of that corn maze she'd been lost in last Halloween.

fate, ring, decided - E

It had to be fate! It just had to be. With all Lacy had gone through the last few weeks, a ring was the last thing she expected to have on New Year's Day. She decided she quite loved the ring and the man that came with it. Jeff Franklin was the man of her dreams and her future.


team, back, cherish - B

The San Francisco 49ers were hot this year! No other team even came close to matching their record, let alone beating it!

Tracy sat back against the seat and watched as Tony, her best friend since grade school, made his way off the field.

She cherished their friendship,but she'd be lying if she said she wasn't hoping for more.

pine, bruised, fast - M

She knew she'd pine her life away if she didn't do something soon. Approach him, tell him how she really feels... and risk damaging their friendship, possibly beyond repair.

Could she live with a bruised heart, she wondered, any easier than she could live with a broken one? She wasn't sure, but she had to do something fast.

love, same, forever - E