Miyäyu isto van,
Michael.
Feb 28, 2010
Recess time !
Taking a break tonight. I'm going to catch up on some homework and some friends. :)
Feb 27, 2010
Feb 26, 2010
Delete, delete!
I should make a habit of posting at a decent time. :)
I deleted everything I wrote last night and started fresh this night. I realized that one of the main characters wasn't a man, but a woman! So mayhaps that's why I had such a strong writer's block. The words now flow right off of my min. Kovias is coming to life and the other leaders of the great continents are too.
Somehow, I came up with an acceptable way of integrating Aniku with English dialogue. I'm excited because most of my concern was just that. Since it's no longer an issue, I can excel toward the word count. I've got so much inspiration running through me right now that I cannot even find words for this blog. My mind is trying to save them for the book! Hehe.
Not going to post a long one! I've got Wonka candy, Swedish Fish, and Starbursts to last me the night! Thank the goddess! :)
I deleted everything I wrote last night and started fresh this night. I realized that one of the main characters wasn't a man, but a woman! So mayhaps that's why I had such a strong writer's block. The words now flow right off of my min. Kovias is coming to life and the other leaders of the great continents are too.
Somehow, I came up with an acceptable way of integrating Aniku with English dialogue. I'm excited because most of my concern was just that. Since it's no longer an issue, I can excel toward the word count. I've got so much inspiration running through me right now that I cannot even find words for this blog. My mind is trying to save them for the book! Hehe.
Not going to post a long one! I've got Wonka candy, Swedish Fish, and Starbursts to last me the night! Thank the goddess! :)
Miyäyu isto van,
Michael.
Feb 25, 2010
Untitled
For about an hour now, I've been writing away and editing some things previously written. I've decided to skip all the pondering and go right into the wandering. Stop thinking and start doing! I'm very content with the first 7 pages of the book already. I truly believe that it's going to be a great tale.
Though last night while I was "wandering," I ran into yet another log. It hit me like an arrow through an apple. I realized that I didn't have any kind of idea of what sorts of animals or creatures would live in my world. In my head, those things never really came to mind when pondering about Zanguin and its world.
I guess I always figured that it was full of vegetation, small animals, and a large ecosystem of aquatic life. That wouldn't be much of an endeavor to explain as creating an entire array of land animals would be. Factoring in those kinds of things would mean that I have to factor in meat, food, pets--tons of stuff that I don't want to spend time on.
I've laboriously worked on measurement systems, art, and tons if political concepts. I don't want to spend the majority of my 229 days left drawing random animals that live on the planet. I was content with my previous vision of Zanguin: small land animals, insects, aquatic life, and tons of vegetation.
Zanguin has flowers, trees, plants, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and weeds. I've never been good with drawing animals anyway. If I'm going to spend my time left drawing any new creatures, it'd be tons of plants that are voraciously hungry for other plants. It'd be a huge world of life/death on a macro level, but with plants in mind.
At any rate, I'm going to spend the lot of my night typing away and chatting to friends. I should get back to writing! I find that the Internet strongly deters me away from my want to write. :x Who knew something so beautiful could be so ugly sometimes. :P
Though last night while I was "wandering," I ran into yet another log. It hit me like an arrow through an apple. I realized that I didn't have any kind of idea of what sorts of animals or creatures would live in my world. In my head, those things never really came to mind when pondering about Zanguin and its world.
I guess I always figured that it was full of vegetation, small animals, and a large ecosystem of aquatic life. That wouldn't be much of an endeavor to explain as creating an entire array of land animals would be. Factoring in those kinds of things would mean that I have to factor in meat, food, pets--tons of stuff that I don't want to spend time on.
I've laboriously worked on measurement systems, art, and tons if political concepts. I don't want to spend the majority of my 229 days left drawing random animals that live on the planet. I was content with my previous vision of Zanguin: small land animals, insects, aquatic life, and tons of vegetation.
Zanguin has flowers, trees, plants, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and weeds. I've never been good with drawing animals anyway. If I'm going to spend my time left drawing any new creatures, it'd be tons of plants that are voraciously hungry for other plants. It'd be a huge world of life/death on a macro level, but with plants in mind.
At any rate, I'm going to spend the lot of my night typing away and chatting to friends. I should get back to writing! I find that the Internet strongly deters me away from my want to write. :x Who knew something so beautiful could be so ugly sometimes. :P
Miyäyu isto van,
Michael.
Feb 24, 2010
Maybe I'm too paranoid or just too picky !
I ended up taking a nap when I got home. This week has been such a tiring week. I don't know what's going on with me. Usually I'm chipper and happy in the morning, but for some reason, I'm not. I find myself thinking about my book all day and when I get home, I usually dillydally on the Internet or I take a nap.
But the projection of my mind shall go on! All the gears are oiled and ready to last through the tests of time! These next several months are crucial for me. I have to focus and keep my mind stable while jugging school, my book, friends, my family, and other minor things.
I just... don't know about this week. I know for a fact that I'm going to write more of Zanguin around ten o'clock. I have a few thousand words already written (from an attempt I made a few months ago), so I'm maybe going to edit them, add to them, and then use them in the starting chapters.
What I really need to decide for myself is if I provide far too much information in the prologue and in the first chapter of the story. I really want the story to come to life through exposition. I find that most engaging when I am reading, so naturally, I'd like to write like that. But as a novice author, I'm not even certain if giving away too much in the beginning is a good thing or not. I guess I'll learn when I publish the book! :)
What hinders my decision making skills when I ponder this is the notation that I want my readers to be able to understand what 7.9 yér is or how big or how small the moon is in conjunction with the planet. I find it necessary to know that Zanguin is 7.9 yér, which happens to be 30,512 ft. I personally think it would engage my audience in a fixed state because as they open the first pages--BOOM--there it is; the conversions and comparisons of Earth to Zanguin.
I, as a novice author, don't know if this is effective or not.. or if that will even deter my readers from the book. Who wants to start off a book with several astronomical comparisons? I'm trying to enthrall and entice my readers, not bore them with numbers they do not care to mindfully absorb. But, I sort of sway toward the side that accepts my beginning pages because the book in question is going to be a science fiction novel. Avid Scifi readers would probably, possibly, expect that or not even be shocked at all because I guess those sorts of things could be found in a science fiction novel.
Maybe I am showing off too much or I'm trying to impress my audience because it is my first book. But what's wrong with that? I've created this world in my mind and I'm still adding onto it. What would be wrong about trying to impress and entice my readers in the first few pages. I was sedulous with this world of mine and I'd like to display my hard work in the best way possible. It does start with comparisons in the prologue and then it shoots right off onto the politics of Zanguin.
Why would that be an issue? Mayhaps I'm just thinking more complex than I need to.
I need an editor. I reread everything I write and edit to my satisfaction. It's almost like I find a new flaw or error every time I sit down to reread what has been written. I'm sure that's a good trait to have when being an author; this being one's own worst critic !
If you're in the same writing predicament as I am, here's a mantra I wrote if you need some motivation or inspiration to get out of a rut! :)
But the projection of my mind shall go on! All the gears are oiled and ready to last through the tests of time! These next several months are crucial for me. I have to focus and keep my mind stable while jugging school, my book, friends, my family, and other minor things.
I just... don't know about this week. I know for a fact that I'm going to write more of Zanguin around ten o'clock. I have a few thousand words already written (from an attempt I made a few months ago), so I'm maybe going to edit them, add to them, and then use them in the starting chapters.
What I really need to decide for myself is if I provide far too much information in the prologue and in the first chapter of the story. I really want the story to come to life through exposition. I find that most engaging when I am reading, so naturally, I'd like to write like that. But as a novice author, I'm not even certain if giving away too much in the beginning is a good thing or not. I guess I'll learn when I publish the book! :)
What hinders my decision making skills when I ponder this is the notation that I want my readers to be able to understand what 7.9 yér is or how big or how small the moon is in conjunction with the planet. I find it necessary to know that Zanguin is 7.9 yér, which happens to be 30,512 ft. I personally think it would engage my audience in a fixed state because as they open the first pages--BOOM--there it is; the conversions and comparisons of Earth to Zanguin.
I, as a novice author, don't know if this is effective or not.. or if that will even deter my readers from the book. Who wants to start off a book with several astronomical comparisons? I'm trying to enthrall and entice my readers, not bore them with numbers they do not care to mindfully absorb. But, I sort of sway toward the side that accepts my beginning pages because the book in question is going to be a science fiction novel. Avid Scifi readers would probably, possibly, expect that or not even be shocked at all because I guess those sorts of things could be found in a science fiction novel.
Maybe I am showing off too much or I'm trying to impress my audience because it is my first book. But what's wrong with that? I've created this world in my mind and I'm still adding onto it. What would be wrong about trying to impress and entice my readers in the first few pages. I was sedulous with this world of mine and I'd like to display my hard work in the best way possible. It does start with comparisons in the prologue and then it shoots right off onto the politics of Zanguin.
Why would that be an issue? Mayhaps I'm just thinking more complex than I need to.
I need an editor. I reread everything I write and edit to my satisfaction. It's almost like I find a new flaw or error every time I sit down to reread what has been written. I'm sure that's a good trait to have when being an author; this being one's own worst critic !
If you're in the same writing predicament as I am, here's a mantra I wrote if you need some motivation or inspiration to get out of a rut! :)
Seek not the count you want to write.
Seek the ones that come to light.
Share with letters your beautiful heart.
Mark the paper with words of art.
Miyäyu isto van,
Michael.
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