I'm using several different tenses in order to tell this story. The most dominate tense is a first person journal style technique, but this story won't be limited by first person story telling!
Here is an excerpt from the second chapter...
I took a deep breath as I focused on the target. Everything around me went into slow motion and it became deafeningly silent. The only thing I could hear was my racing heartbeat and the adrenaline surging through my body. My grip on the shotgun tensed as I squeezed the trigger. The big Mossberg came to life with a thundering report. I instinctively racked the slide in preparation for a follow up shot, but as the smoke and gray mist cleared, the threat was gone from my sight picture. It’s head was all but vaporized by my shotgun blast and the body lay motionless outside my gate.
Here is an excerpt from the second chapter...
I took a deep breath as I focused on the target. Everything around me went into slow motion and it became deafeningly silent. The only thing I could hear was my racing heartbeat and the adrenaline surging through my body. My grip on the shotgun tensed as I squeezed the trigger. The big Mossberg came to life with a thundering report. I instinctively racked the slide in preparation for a follow up shot, but as the smoke and gray mist cleared, the threat was gone from my sight picture. It’s head was all but vaporized by my shotgun blast and the body lay motionless outside my gate.
2 comments:
Compelling excerpt.
Looking forward to this Book!
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