HAPPY NEW YEAR! #2015

Happy New Year, lovelies! May 2015 be filled with good health, joy, love and all your wishes!\

#WednesdayBriefs Dance into the Year #HappyNewYear #romance #flashfiction

Greetings lovelies, 

I can't believe this is the last Wednesday Brief of the year! Time flies when you're having fun. THANK YOU, Readers for being my company this past year and for making it a fun year. I hope you enjoy this last brief and I hope to see you next year!

Happy 2015!

XOXO
Elyzabeth 

 

Dance into the Year

Portia placed her gloved hand on the handle. She hesitated. Her stomach churned uncomfortably. Maybe this hadn’t been such a good idea. She should be at home eating ice cream, watching lame 80’s movies and cuddling with her pet. She glanced at the cab’s clock. It was 11:00 pm. She could still make it to her family’s dinner party. Granted, there wouldn’t be any food left but at least she wouldn’t be alone for New Years.

“Are you getting out, miss?”

The driver’s thick Spanish accent brought her out of her reverie. She nodded. She’d come this far. She would never forgive herself if she didn’t at least go inside and have a look around. Her hands shook as she opened the door. Careful not to step on the hem of her Tudor inspired ball gown, she stepped outside. She huddled beneath her cloak as goose bumps sprouted over her flesh. Whether it was the cool weather or her nerves she couldn’t say for sure. The taxi sped off. She turned her head at the sound of loud laughter. A group of beautiful, tall, portly, women dressed in lavish gowns approached the historical building where the New Year’s party was taking place. They chatted loudly, clearly excited to be there. None of Portia’s friends had wanted to go with her.

She was about to turn away from the group, when she saw him. He walked a few steps behind the women. His tall, broad frame was accentuated by the midnight blue period costume he wore. His long dark hair was pulled back in a ponytail and tied with a ribbon. Her heart sped up. She definitely didn’t belong her. She was nothing like those people. She was short, with frizzy curls impossible to control and love handles. She should go home. Sighing, she pulled off her mask and gave the handsome man one last look. She gasped. He had stopped moving and was staring at her with impossible blue eyes. She blinked. The light had to be playing a trick on her. Eyes couldn’t be that color. Abruptly, he started walking in her direction. She dropped her mask. Her cheeks burned and she hastened to pick it up. She had to get out of there. She spun around and frantically wove her hand 

in the air to hail a cab.

“Leaving so soon?”

His voice was smooth as velvet. She could drown in that voice. Her eyes drifted shut as his fingers curled around her wrist, lowering her hand. Gently, he twirled her to face him. Swallowing the bundle of nerves traveling across her esophagus she lifted her head to meet his eyes. They were icy blue and real.

“Allow me to introduce myself. I am Viktor.” His plumps lips curled into a smile that made her want to stand on her tiptoes and kiss him.

“Portia,” she mumbled. “I am Portia.”

“Portia.”

She nodded as he repeated her name rolling the r as if it were a delectable sweet.

“It is a beautiful name. Why are you leaving, Portia?”

She shrugged.

“Do you not wish to dance? Do you not wish to start the New Year twirling through the crowds, laughing at life and what being left behind?”

“I—“

She paused. Laugh at life and the horrible year she’d had. To start the year in a new way. That was why she was doing this. Viktor pulled her hand to his lips and brushed them across her palm. Her heart hammered in her chest. Her knees went weak. To dance with him.

“Surely, you will give me the privilege of at least one dance.”

“I—“

“You cannot refuse, Portia. I know you want to.”

She nodded. His smile was as beautiful as the sunshine.

“Come, Portia. We shall enter together and all shall know that your last dance shall be with me”

“Last dance?” she managed to ask.

“Of the year, my beautiful one. As will be the first one, will it not, Portia?”

“Yes.”

The first, the second and as many dances as he wanted. How could she say no to Viktor?

Her cheeks burned as they entered the ball room. Crystal chandeliers cast a soft yellow glow on the hardwood floor. Dressed in tuxedos a group of musicians played lively music in the corner. People moved about either dancing or chatting in the sidelines. They walked to the middle of the floor. Portia trembled. Viktor swept her into his arms.

“Relax and enjoy, my Portia,” he whispered.

Perhaps it was the magic of the night or perhaps it was the warmth that irradiated from Viktor but her tension dissipated. She couldn’t tell how long they danced, only that suddenly people were counting down, bells were chiming and the year was coming to an end. They didn’t stop moving. No, he continued to twirl her around even as his mouth descended on hers as softly as butterfly wings. She wrapped her arms more tightly around him, moaning as he pulled her closer and explored her mouth.

The clock went quiet. Viktor pulled back and looked at her. She smiled and he returned the gesture.

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. Will you be my first chapter of the New Year, Portia?”

“Yes.”

The End.  

Check out the last Briefs of the year 2014! 

M.A. Church

Sarah Hayes

Kazy Reed

Avery Dawes

Johayan

Caraway Carter

Cia Nordwell

Julie Lynn Hayes

Don't know what to read? Check out the first 100 words of each brief at our webpage: www.wedbriefsfic.com 

New Year Wishes/Resolutions/Things

Just like last year, I decided to leave all my resolutions for a few days after the first of January. To be honest, I don’t normally make resolutions. I am wary of long term planning as they have a tendency of running awry. However, I went back to the post I wrote last year around this time to see if any of the things I had wished for became true.

This is what has happened (resolutions for 2013 are in bold):  

1. Get my Spanish driver's license. I passed my written test a few days after Christmas, so now all that's left is for me to actually learn to drive. *scary shiver* 

I did get my driver’s license. It was an uphill battle which as you might remember from Facebook and here on blogger, I moaned and cried and got very depressed about. Fortunately, in July I passed the exam and can now legally drive in Spain. However, thus far I am not fond of driving and take the car reluctantly. The thing I hate most?  Parking. I get extremely stressed just thinking about having to park. *sigh* Maybe this time next year, I will be able to say that I now drive without a care in the world.  


2. Write, write, and write some more. I have three immediate projects that I want to finish:

         ·  Edit my Nanowrimo and submit it. I'm half way through with editing, so I should hopefully be done with this soon. 

I did finish editing my Nano and submitted it too. A Dragon’s Heart, A Demon’s Blood was my Nano in 2012 and it was published by Evernight Publishing. Not only that, but it was runner up in the Evernight Readers’ Choice Awards and garnered 4 and 5 star reviews.

Once again, for 2014 I’m hoping to finish editing my Nanowrimo (Lone Wolf) and submitting it. So far, the prospects are not looking good. Something about the story doesn’t feel right and I’m stuck, but things can change.

        · Write the fourth story in the Mercenary Tales series. 

Unfortunately, I did not do this. I have the plot in mind, but other projects got in the way. It is in my TO DO list.

         ·  Finish that Free Read I began writing back in November.

And to be honest with you, I don’t remember what this was.

3. Related with writing is the idea of learning some more about certain periods in history such as the Medieval Era.

This I did do. *smiles*

4. Blog more- not only write more but also interact more.

I think I managed to do some of this, but not as much as I would have liked.   

5. Keep up my Portuguese and French studies.

  

I finished my Portuguese studies and passed my French exam in September. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to sign up to either languages again.

6. Finally, what's probably going to be the hardest goal for this 2013: finding a media/communication job. If it were up to me I'd dedicate myself fully to writing but the economy is harsh and writing isn't bringing in enough money to survive and neither is my part time job-with no possibility of advancement. 

This did not work out. In April I started an online internship at a firm and that was the closest I got to a media job. For several reasons which I won’t state here, it was highly unsatisfactory and soon became more of a sporadic collaboration than an actual internship.

For 2014, I’m changing career paths. In just a few days I will be doing a CELTA course to become an English teacher and though I am very scared, I am also quite excited at the prospect of starting something new.  

Finally, my last goal was spending time with friends and family and I think I did accomplish that (more with family than friends, I must admit).

All in all, I believe, not a bad year.

 Now, allow me to sum up my 2014 wishes:

v  Write, write, write. Among the projects I want to do before summer:

Finish editing my Nanowrimo

Write book 3 and 4 in the Witches’ Mischief series

Write my story in a super secret anthology which I can’t tell you about just yet.

Find a home for my Christmas story

v  Do a year 2013 and concert scrapbook (I’ve never done one and I think it will be fun)

v  Learn and research more. (historical periods, music, baking...)

v  Keep blogging and attempting to interact more with everyone.

v  Pass my CELTA and start a new career path as an English teacher.

v  Spend time with family, pets and friends and cherish the moments. 

v  Learn more about myself. 

What are your goals? Are you fond of making resolutions? 

Happy New Year!

There's still a few hours left (at least in Spain), but I want to take a moment to wish you all a Happy New Year! 

FreeDigitalPhotos.net by Stuart Miles

May 2014 see your dreams and wishes come true and may it be filled with laughter, happiness and love for you and your family. 

2013...Resolutions and goals

Happy 2013!

Usually, around this time of year everyone is busy making resolutions and remembering the good and the bad of the year before. I'm running a bit late, but here I am. *grin*

 I don't usually make resolutions. As a matter a fact, I try not to make long term plans. (They have a tendency of going awry). That doesn't mean I don't dream. Heck, if I didn't I wouldn't be writing in the first place, but I try not to wander too far. (I have to admit a lot of the time it doesn't work - I have an active imagination *grin*).

Anyhow, there are quite a few things I want to do this 2013:

1. Get my Spanish driver's license. I passed my written test a few days after Christmas, so now all that's left is for me to actually learn to drive. *scary shiver*


2. Write, write, and write some more. I have three immediate projects that I want to finish:

• Edit my Nanowrimo and submit it. I'm half way through with editing, so I should hopefully be done with this soon. 
• Write the fourth story in the Mercenary Tales series. 
• Finish that Free Read I began writing back in November.

3. Related with writing is the idea of learning some more about certain periods in history such as the Medieval Era.

4. Blog more- not only write more but also interact more.. 

5. Keep up my Portuguese and French studies.  

7. Finally, what's probably going to be the hardest goal for this 2013: finding a media/communication job. If it were up to me I'd dedicate myself fully to writing but the economy is harsh and writing isn't bringing in enough money to survive and neither is my part time job-with no possibility of advancement.

And that's it, folks! My goals for 2013. There are certain things I haven't mentioned like caring, loving and spending as much times as possible with my friends and family, but that goes without saying. *wink*

What are your goals? Are you fond of making resolutions?