Monday, January 21, 2013

Fanfare

Read Exodus 17-20

Exodus 19:16 "And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled."

A fanfare plays when a king or president of a country arrives at a gathering. It even happens in movies or on television—who doesn’t recognize Darth Vader’s theme music?

Writing a fanfare in a story is a little trickier. We’re unlikely to need as dramatic an appearance as the Lord’s in today’s passage.

It doesn’t have to be music or thunder. We can use other things, like a perfume scent that precedes a character into a room, or a stomping walk other characters can hear that tells them a certain character is coming. Used sparingly, it can be a fun way to add to a character’s traits.

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