Jul 25 2009
an Advent update: good and bad
The good news: The current manuscript of The Advent has a prologue and two chapters, about 35 pages in all. Considering that last week it had nothing, that’s not bad. Some of it is recycled material from the old version, much of it is new.
The bad news: I’m still floundering for a plot — but even this is looking up. Yesterday I went out driving with some friends, just sitting in the back seat of the minivan reading a book on writing about literature (written for college lit students) while they drove around the city for two hours, and all that reading and thinking and riding did me some good. I wrote an outline for an article I’ve been hopeless on and I also thought through some of The Advent’s themes and characters in greater depth. That, combined with inspiration that struck in the shower three days ago, is moving me toward an actual story rather than just a bunch of characters splashing around aimlessly in a sea of words.
I’m dreading the day (probably next week) when I have to go back over these first chapters and shape them into something more coherent, but I’m excited about the possibilities.
Thanks for reading! I’ll be back next week. Until then, have a wonderful weekend!
Hooray for The Advent!
I love it when I get new, fresh ideas for my stories, although quite a few of them come to me just when I’m falling asleep! I have to write them down, or I’ll forget. Heh.
P.S. Congratulations!!!
Thanks :).