Start to Finish – The Devil's Pawn

I know, I know – I promised to have my Start to Finish piece written two weeks ago. What can I say? Life happens. Regardless, I am hopeful that you will be pleased with what the time to marinate on the subject has afforded us.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Start to Finish let me explain. During a previous blog post I asked for readers to submit story starters and finishers – the first and last sentences of a particular story that I would in turn write. Let me tell you, it was much more difficult to write than I anticipated. Not because of what was submitted, either. My readers never disappoint and it was tough to choose which ones to use.

It occurred to me while working on this that the starter I had chosen was very similar to a project I had already been working on. And the finisher tied in nicely, too. So I hope you don't mind, but what resulted was your first taste of The Devil's Pawn: A Soul Proprietorship.

I cannot guarantee that this specific passage will make an appearance in the completed novel, but it did provide some much needed inspiration.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. Click the link below to enter The Devil's Pawn.

The Devil's Pawn