Friday, September 25, 2015

Maxx Fragg Snippet #4 - Operation Oops

And…we’re back. After taking a week off to attend the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention last weekend, I’m here and ready for my weekly dose of science fiction and fantasy writing. I had a great time at the convention and Maxx Fragg, VPI got a lot of great exposure. I’ll be sharing again this week from Maxx Fragg’s opening chapter. I hope you enjoy. Make sure you stop over at the main page and check out the contributions from all of this week’s authors by clicking HERE. _________________________________________________________________

“You’re lucky you called us when you did,” Maxx said. “Have you ever seen anything like this, Tane?”
Taking his cue, Maxx’s teammate finished unloading some equipment and crossed the room. His six foot eight inch frame exerted considerably more effort to move around the furniture as size fourteen  army boots left hefty impressions in the plush red carpet.
“We need to evacuate the whole building,” he said, reading the device.
Maxx elbowed him in the side and whispered, “Over doing it a little there, partner.”
“I mean, yeah, those are some numbers. Maybe we should call in our other group, you know, the Black Oops Guys?”
“You mean our Black Ops Special Detention Squad?” Maxx turned his back to the couple, pulling Tane around with him. “I think we can handle this one on our own.”
He gave his partner a quick jab in the ribs. “I can’t believe you.”
“Ow,” Tane said, rubbing his side. “Quit hitting me, Maxx.”
“You’re going to blow this whole thing,” Maxx said.
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And the plot thickens. I hope you’re enjoying some of the book so far. If you’d like to read more, you can download and read the entire first chapter over at Goodreads. You can pick up your own copy of the book over at AMAZON or at my book publisher Ink Smith Publishing. Please leave a comment on your way out. They’re always appreciated. Have a great weekend and see you in seven!

8 comments:

  1. I laughed out loud at the "black oops guys" - great line! Looking forward to how this is going to pan out - good fun.

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    1. That was a favorite of mine, too. I'm going to stick with sharing from Chapter 1 for the next few weeks easy, so we'll see where the boys end up on this. Thanks.

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  2. Hope they don't blow it...I'm sure they're getting a chunk of change for this gig!

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    1. They are, and Maxx will choke Tane if they don't turn a profit. Well, not literally, but he'll think about doing it.

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  3. Black Oops? I can't help but wonder if that's a bit of foreshadowing there.

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    1. Only the pages will tell, Patrick. Tane is one of those characters that you just like more and more the longer you write him.

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  4. Both. Which one is exaggerating more is the question.

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