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marfiskWow, some run and all in one day :). This story is quite traumatic and very few moments of happiness with even those tinted with pain and upset. Why is it that this story demands to be told? Well, for me, it's very compelling. It's about belief and disbelief, about the lies we tell ourselves when it gets too much to bear, about the truths we refuse to face. Have I succeeded in putting all this in? Who knows. We'll have to see when the editing comes about. Will the story succeed on its own even if people don't want to look beyond the tale to what people are doing and why? That I think is a yes. There will be people who are unwilling to face the darkness, but they are not my market (sorry, Mom ;)). This novel is what this novel is and I think it's turning out gut-wrenching, traumatic, and powerful. At least that's the way it is for me.
Oh, and to give some sense of timing, I'm just over half way through the outline and just finished the second critical turning point. This was the moment where the two threads collide, that of the boy/man trying to deal with the absolute disaster that has become his life and the priest who needs the boy to hear the goddess. Though the priest himself is now dead (sorry folks), his need has not changed and another will pick up the burden and the POV in his place.
I just hope it's as wonderful a read as a write :D.
Oh, and on the mechanical side, it's still running low on the word count. I don't know whether to worry about that or not. The estimate (based on average scene length) still runs between the high and low 70k range (changing with each new scene). That's too low for the SF/Fantasy market I'm aiming at. However, I think Kareleen's role in the book will grow, probably not to the point of a POV, but maybe, and I usually increase my word count when I edit (though only by between 5k and 10k. If I can get it up to 90k though, it'll be within the realms of possibility. This is definitely not part one of a book. There's too much going on for it to conclude and then have the story continue. This is shaping up to be the type of book where you sit in the dark after reading the last page and just absorb and accept what you've experienced...and thank God that it wasn't really you.
And stats:
New Words: 5686 words
58 scenes
33 complete - 57% of the novel
25 Scenes remain
33298 Remaining word count
77251 Estimated length - with an average of 1332 words per scene.
43953 Current Total
Oh, and to give some sense of timing, I'm just over half way through the outline and just finished the second critical turning point. This was the moment where the two threads collide, that of the boy/man trying to deal with the absolute disaster that has become his life and the priest who needs the boy to hear the goddess. Though the priest himself is now dead (sorry folks), his need has not changed and another will pick up the burden and the POV in his place.
I just hope it's as wonderful a read as a write :D.
Oh, and on the mechanical side, it's still running low on the word count. I don't know whether to worry about that or not. The estimate (based on average scene length) still runs between the high and low 70k range (changing with each new scene). That's too low for the SF/Fantasy market I'm aiming at. However, I think Kareleen's role in the book will grow, probably not to the point of a POV, but maybe, and I usually increase my word count when I edit (though only by between 5k and 10k. If I can get it up to 90k though, it'll be within the realms of possibility. This is definitely not part one of a book. There's too much going on for it to conclude and then have the story continue. This is shaping up to be the type of book where you sit in the dark after reading the last page and just absorb and accept what you've experienced...and thank God that it wasn't really you.
And stats:
New Words: 5686 words
58 scenes
33 complete - 57% of the novel
25 Scenes remain
33298 Remaining word count
77251 Estimated length - with an average of 1332 words per scene.
43953 Current Total
