Most authors of any note don't state their message clearly, in the form of a direct hit, with bold words letting you know that this is the message, the theme, the denouement! I want you to get this out of my humongous volume! They're subtle, leaving you to form your own opinions as to what is really going on.
In my Great Writing Project, I'd say that I strive for subtlety. Still, if you haven't the patience to read all those pages (someday, when you actually can read all those pages), I'd say go to the 37th page of chapter 6. You'll get a good idea of what the book is about there.
I mention this because in my current edit, I finally got to that page today. And so if you asked me what I did this morning, I'd say that there was breakfast, in the kitchen...
(This is what you'd see if you looked out the side kitchen window)
(We tend to stare out the big window, toward the porch and beyond. Or, we stare at each other.)
... And then I worked to improve that page. Done! I am immensely happy to have finally moved beyond that point!
Garden photos? Sure, but let's stick with the annuals today. They are like the sprinkles on a chocolate ice cream cone. They add zest, color and fanciful ornamentation to a rather plain at this point landscape.
In the afternoon, Snowdrop is here. (In case you aren't yourself buying clothes for a little girl, tulle for the everyday is quite the rage these days -- something that no doubt pleases this particular bambina ballerina.)
What will our time together be like? I cannot tell until she steps through the door and considers the possibilities. But rare is the day when there isn't a story, with long bouts of imaginative play. Today, she fills all her hours with this.
And so it's a day of story telling. The rains return, the storms threaten, but inside the farmhouse, we spin our tales.
In my Great Writing Project, I'd say that I strive for subtlety. Still, if you haven't the patience to read all those pages (someday, when you actually can read all those pages), I'd say go to the 37th page of chapter 6. You'll get a good idea of what the book is about there.
I mention this because in my current edit, I finally got to that page today. And so if you asked me what I did this morning, I'd say that there was breakfast, in the kitchen...
(This is what you'd see if you looked out the side kitchen window)
(We tend to stare out the big window, toward the porch and beyond. Or, we stare at each other.)
... And then I worked to improve that page. Done! I am immensely happy to have finally moved beyond that point!
Garden photos? Sure, but let's stick with the annuals today. They are like the sprinkles on a chocolate ice cream cone. They add zest, color and fanciful ornamentation to a rather plain at this point landscape.
In the afternoon, Snowdrop is here. (In case you aren't yourself buying clothes for a little girl, tulle for the everyday is quite the rage these days -- something that no doubt pleases this particular bambina ballerina.)
What will our time together be like? I cannot tell until she steps through the door and considers the possibilities. But rare is the day when there isn't a story, with long bouts of imaginative play. Today, she fills all her hours with this.
And so it's a day of story telling. The rains return, the storms threaten, but inside the farmhouse, we spin our tales.
Oh yes, tulle and sweatpants! My girl’s school sent Gramma a photo yesterday of our girl and her friends squatting over a muddy mulch pile, making cakes and singing happy birthday, similarly attired. Hahaha! Being three is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of awesome, your book!! You’re in edits already? Wow, who is your publisher and when is the tentative release date?
Not so fast! I had sent the whole darn thing to a reputable editor person for a read and comments and she suggested some reorganization. I've been working on that for a while. I still have 85 pages to reconsider. If I worked every morning, I'd surely finish by the end of the year. But I have some concerns about what comes next. Ed says drop the agent stuff and go at it alone. That's not my favorite idea. Too, there is the question of what impact this would have. Some people may not like the position I appear to take on some topics. (Can I be more vague??) Ed thinks I should move ahead with it anyway. I'm mulling it all over. Anyway, if all goes as it should, then the book should be ready for... something by the end of the year.
DeleteWell, it sounds like you’re writing because you enjoy writing, which is meaningful in itself.
ReplyDeleteYou have something to say and you’re motivated for this undertaking, and whatever may happen later with it later, well, you’ll think about that later. That sounds like an ideal state of mind for a writer.