Sunday, April 28, 2013

#8 Sunday. The Rialto

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Welcome back, snippeteers! I'm gearing up for the release of my latest romantic comedy, Searching for Superman. The book's heroine, Stephanie, works in an old theater called the Rialto.
This week, I'd like to share the reader's introduction to Stephanie's workplace



She was Conrad Finch’s assistant and her job consisted of answering phones and e-mail, sorting the bills, and bringing Conrad soy vanilla lattes from Starbucks like the one she was trying not to spill as she walked.
      That is not to say that Stephanie didn’t love the Rialto. It was the oldest theater in the Capitol district, though like the rest of the city of Schenectady, it was struggling to make a comeback. Conrad Finch was nothing if not passionate about making this happen and Stephanie was proud he’d chosen her to help him. Conrad had a strong vision of someday, when the theater would attract name acts and Broadway road revivals. They would host a regional theater group and maybe they would even show the Metropolitan Opera live on screen as they had in a similar theater in New England last year.
      Stephanie could almost see it. Though today, with the cold March wind sweeping stray paper to the curb in front of the marquee, the place looked downright shabby, like a garish old woman who had insisted on one too many face lifts.

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16 comments:

  1. Great snippet! I love how I got a sense of the characters and the scene! I actually shivered when I read the part about March wind!

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    1. Thanks Lauren. I love that imaginary old theater!

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  2. Your description actually put me in the scene. Great job.

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  3. Great snippet!! I agree with Lauren and Elaine! I was right in the scene (and now I want a latte!!)

    Hey, and GREAT JOB on being a RONE finalist!! I voted for your works!! My debut novel, A Heart on Hold, is up for the 2012 RONE for American Historical!

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    1. Thanks Sara! I voted for you. Congratulations and good luck!

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  4. I enjoyed you snippet and shivered along with everyone else when the March winds blew. Do you think the Rialto looked "downnright shabby, like a garish old woman who had insisted on one too many face lifts." (that sounds tight;) or like an old woman who should give up dusting over the cracks and look for a surgeon?

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    1. Thanks Elaine. I think she's been 'done over' any number of times since she was new and gorgeous, LOL.

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  5. Good thought, Elaine but the writer sees through her eyes. I love it.

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  6. I absolutely loved that last comparison. Great snippet, Ute!

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  7. Wonderful opening! I can almost see the vision of the future too, LOL, until the ending kind of brings it all crashing down. Can't wait to read more. Excellent excerpt!

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  8. Thanks Veronica! The poor old theater will have quite a time of it.

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  9. Really great description. "one too many facelifts" Fantastic!

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