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An Introduction to Selkie
Jan. 4th, 2007 10:51 pmHmm, I'm leaving the original post below the same because I think it is funny. Just went back to check my journal and I never blogged The Great Selkie at all. I was thinking about it, considering starting my LJ as a novel process journal with Selkie, but ultimately I didn't get around to it. So I have no idea what my process was besides this:
Selkie appeared fully formed in the shower one morning, inspired by Judy Collins' version of The Great Selkie, a traditional folksong...and therefore not a happy go lucky one. I wrote the synopsis, and like But a Pretty Bauble, ended up with a novel pretty quickly if I remember correctly. The comments I made were enough to interest several of my writing friends who have been plaguing me for the chance to crit it. So finally, I've come full circle and Selkie is on my editing plate.
I'm currently in the first read through state, which is what I describe below. The plan is to read the whole novel in two weeks, take a week off, and jump into editing with the ultimate hope of completing the edit by the end of February. Don't know how realistic that is, but it is the goal.
Original post:
Selkie appeared fully formed in the shower one morning, inspired by Judy Collins' version of The Great Selkie, a traditional folksong...and therefore not a happy go lucky one. I wrote the synopsis, and like But a Pretty Bauble, ended up with a novel pretty quickly if I remember correctly. The comments I made were enough to interest several of my writing friends who have been plaguing me for the chance to crit it. So finally, I've come full circle and Selkie is on my editing plate.
I'm currently in the first read through state, which is what I describe below. The plan is to read the whole novel in two weeks, take a week off, and jump into editing with the ultimate hope of completing the edit by the end of February. Don't know how realistic that is, but it is the goal.
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Okay, it's been a while, but it is finally time to revisit Selkie. It's up for my next big edit pass. Right now I'm rereading it and I'm happy to say it isn't awful. Actually, it's pretty darn good to my eye :D. The odd sentence makes me laugh or cry, which is a good sign.
But what's funny is that I'm so removed from the story that it has the ability to surprise me. I remembered the generals, but not that it had sex scenes (oh my!) and a strong thread of religion. I've had a busy time since I wrote Selkie and maybe that whole thing about a minimum of three months or writing another novel works really well. Of course I've written a number of novels since Selkie, but it make me wonder if all of them will come as a surprise.
Anyway, I don't know how frequent the posts will be, but it seems only appropriate to continue blogging the very first novel that ever showed up here.
