Tag: excerpt

So, my friends, this is an unedited excerpt taken out of my WIP (work-in-progress). I’d love to hear what you think, but please be kind. I still plan on running this through multiple critique partners, beta readers, editors, and proofreaders. For now, however, I haven’t even finished the draft (I’m about three-fourths of the way through).

Catherine placed a plate of Tunisian salad on the table in front of an older gentleman with tan skin and graying hair. “Here you go,” she said with a smile. “Can I get you anything else?”

“Another glass of beer, please.”

Catherine whirled around and strode to the bar. “Another beer for Mr. Hassine, please, Abdul.”

The chef-owner handed her a glass of beer without a word. Abdul wasn’t a chatty sort, but at least he didn’t hit on her. She’d worked here as a teen, before moving to the south of France. And he’d happily—well, as happy as Abdul ever showed–taken her back now that she’d moved home to Paris.

She’d become friendly with another waitress, Charlotte, a petite blonde, who always wore her hair in a high ponytail, like some kind of American cheerleader. And Charlotte had worked here for several months and claimed Abdul had never hit on her either.

This was a trait Catherine appreciated in a boss.