Build Your Story: 8 Strategies for Writing Innovative Setting with Impact
Case Study: Afterlife:
The Resurrection Chronicles by Merrie Destefano
Take a look at this brief excerpt from a local
graveyard in New Orleans, Afterlife: The
Resurrection Chronicles, by Merrie Destefano, and apply the sensory
questions as before that we did in the last session: Strategy # 5 Honest Sensory Keys
“Dead
leaves rustled and tumbled through a narrow courtyard. She was gone.
“Hey,yeah!
Angelique. Where are you?” Stone met stone, shadows changed from gray to purple
to black.
"Babysitting
101: Never turn your back on a Newbie. Especially on Day One."
"There were no sounds
except my own footsteps as I stumbled through uncharted darkness; my own
heartbeat, as it chugged along like a train on rickety tracks. I began to jog
between temple-tombs, moved through what looked like a black-and-white-vampire
movie set.”
Note: color and decay.
These three excerpts also contain a measure of suspense and
yet the mood, the tone and the sensory details give this story a personal voice
and authenticity very distinct from the two previous historical excerpts.
However, the difference is not because this is in a different genre. The
resonance works because the senses work in sync with your protagonist.
Share: Which detail
caught your attention?
Read deep, marcy
Find out more information about
Afterlife: The Resurrection Chronicles and more stories at Merrie’s website: www.MerrieDestefano.com
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