Fanfare Moment
Every time I read this one line in my MS, I hear trumpets.
Yup. Trumpets. One massive, blaring, unrepentently joyful fanfare.
The line? For Jenny, he wanted not to be Kier McAllister.
Why the trumpets? Because this is probably the most important pivotal moment for the Hero. From this moment towards the end of chaper four, everything for him is a slow journey back to a life where a conscience isn't a weakness, and choosing not to hurt someone isn't a failure.
Of course he has a long way to go to deserve Jenny, who is a freaking miracle of the extraordinary-in-the-ordinary and the strongest heroine I've yet written.
But those trumpets are the start of the journey.
I love my reprehensible, morally ambiguous hero. But I love him more because he can, and does, change.
So, what's your fanfare moment? Where do the trumpets sound for you?
posted by Anna Louise Lucia @ 9:59 pm
10 comments
10 Comments:
I truly cannot wait until I can read that entire story. It should be a crime that it's not published already because that was one of the best openings I've ever read (this is the one, isn't it? the one that was part of a contest where they posted openings? I loved that story....).
Bless you, Suzanne, you're good for my ego! :-) Yes, that's the one.
Fantastic High Moment Anna. A moment of trumpets sounding and when he becomes determined to be better than his former self. A moment of irrevociable committment on his part.
I love your morally ambiguous hero, too!
Okay, I feel left out because I haven't read your opening...but don't you love it when you find the pivotal moment? Sometimes I don't even realize I've found it until after I've written it and gone back and read my work.
Sigh. Sexy Kier. One day I will hold him between two covers...trumpet and all. (ggg)
I'll second, Suzanne. That opening in the Romance Junkie's contest was outstanding!
And, I too love morally ambiguous heroes.
i love to see this enthusiasm, Anna! And you WILL sell this book!
What a line. If that's an NWS script, I hope it lands on my desk... :)
Kate H
Ah, this one's been through the NWS in another incarnation. This year I hope to finish my Frenchman before September....
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