Shelby Pryor

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The Price of Justice

Justice Taylor isn't worried when she is asked to be a Texas Ranger. Bring down some drug dealers, knock out a killer or two, just kid's play. That is, until a serial killer decides to have a little fun with her.

After discovering the body of a teenage girl in the middle of nowhere, Justice is lurched into the case of her life.

More bodies turn up, and this young Texas Ranger is forced to fight for her life as the killer sets his deadly sights on her.

When she comes face to face with the culprit....and her past.....will she survive his deadly clutches, or will the spark of justice be extinguished?

Stay tuned for updates!

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Then comes son

One with a knife

And one with a gun"

14 yr old Tandy Lewis didn't expect to find her father stabbed to death in the family attic. She didn't expect for her life to be turned upside down in a heartbeat. And she didn't expect for a psycho killer to have his sights set on claiming her as his own. But on the day of her father's murder, Tandy's young life is about to take a dark turn she never imagined.

Me: This is gonna be a bestseller! Watch out, James Patterson!

Re-reading the chapter: I am a utterly disgusting excuse for a human being.

In book 1, Justice Taylor, a young female Texas Ranger, tracked down a serial killer, having to face her horrific past in the process and come to terms with everything she went through. She caught the killer, only to find he was someone she once trusted. But justice was served and he was put behind bars. 

What should happen in book 2??? Any suggestions? Comment below and give me your input. All ideas will be credited!

My username on Wattpad is ShelbyGPryor. I write crime fiction. Right now I'm working on a book called The Price Of Justice. If you've got just a second, please go vote for each chapter and, if you skim through and like what you see, add it to your reading list. It's about a detective named Justice Taylor tracking down a serial killer known only as Midnight who is terrorizing Texas by brutally murdering teenage girls. Hope you enjoy and thanks in advance!

I've seen a lot of beginner-and more experienced writers, for that matter- use dialogue tags to explain how a character said something. Sort of like this.

"Are you kidding me?" She asked, annoyed. "You weren't flirting? She was practically sitting in your lap."

He blew out a hot breath and murmered angrily "Really? Because you were dancing with him you couldn't have gotten a piece of paper between you. I can't...."

"Can't what? Believe I noticed? I'm not that dumb." She screamed, anger dripping off her tongue.

See how clogged that was? You get all caught up in how they said it and not what they said. Now look at this;

"Are you kidding me?" She questioned. " She was practically sitting in your lap. You don't call that flirting?"

"No. I call it flirting with you're dancing so close to someone you couldn't get a piece of paper between you! I can't believe you."

See? By ommitting one statement and cleaning up the others, look how much clearer that was. I'm no expert but this is just something that helped me.

Write something that starts with this....

It isn't a complete list but the best I could come up with on short notice. Feel free to add more!

(Interrogative)

Asked

Inquired

Interrogated

Questioned

(Imperative)

Voiced

Spoke

Pointed out

Suggested

Explained

Thought out loud

Responded

Answered

(Exclaimatory)

Screamed

Shouted

Yelled

Laughed

"Pain is Plain."

Let's face it; saying " it was very painful," falls just a little flat. You want something that will empower your writing, enrichen it. Using words that vividly describe a situation or feeling will help your readers "visualize" the scene. It will make them wonder " How is the main character going to survive this?" Or, if the hero is inflicting rightful pain on the antagonist, it will cause them to cheer and anticipate what their favorite character will do next. But none of this will work if you describe a deadly wound as "It really hurt." Here are some alternate words for "painful."

Excruciating

Seering

Stabbing

Ripping

Blood-curling

Paralyzing

Unimaginable

Writhing

Twisting

Shot

Shredding

Tearing

Agonizing

Indescribable

Intolerable

Harrowing

Torturing

Torturous

Aching

Cramping

Dull aching

Burning

Cold sensation

Electric shock

Nagging

Intense

Pins and needles

Sharp

Spasms

Splitting

Tender

Throbbing

Tingling

Tiring

Exhausting

Acute

Burning

Chapped

Nauseating

MILD PAIN: PAIN YOUR CHARACTER NOTICES BUT IT DOESN'T DISTRACT THEM.

Pinch

Sting

Smart

Stiffness

MODERATE PAIN: PAIN THAT DISTRACTS BUT DOESN'T TRULY STOP YOUR CHARACTER.

Ache

Throb

Distress

Flare

SEVERE PAIN: PAIN YOUR CHARACTER CAN'T IGNORE.

Agony

Anguish

Suffering

Thoes

Torment

Stabbing

OBLITERATING: KIND OF PAIN THAT PROHIBITS ANYTHING BUT BEING IN PAIN. (AND DOING ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE IT.)

Ripping

Tearing

Writhing

We all love it when hero shows up on villain's doorstep bleeding and says "didn't know where else to go." It's a classic trope, and with due reason.

But you know what we never see with that? Villain's POV!

Do they grab hero and drag them inside, patch them up and demand to know who hurt them? Or do they stand there dumbfounded for 10 minutes straight like "What the heck just happened?"