My only New Year's Resolution for 2007 is to focus on one writing project at a time and see it through before starting on another. So with that in mind, I'm concentrating on the fourth revision of The Scribe of Irohila. As I revise it I'm also doing the synopsis. I'm on chapter 11 at this point, with 9 more chapters after this one.
I'm having a lot more success with this revision - on cutting things out of the text. Anything not needed must go, and I find it easier to recognize those non-essential passages now. I'm also planning to add at least two more plot elements into existing scenes this time. I've already added one.
The novel has changed considerably since I first wrote it in 2001. .#
Monday, January 01, 2007 ( 9:27 AM )
Happy New Year
A new year! And with it, opportunities to set new goals, review and renew life, and take new courses of action.
I listed my writing business goals; there's lots to be done in the months to come. I think the most important thing for me to remember right now is to enjoy writing, for everything it does for me. There's a sense of excitement and fulfillment that comes with every word set onto paper - with every first draft completed, and with the completion of every revision. Like so many others, I've become accustomed to that feeling and I'll be looking to find more of it in 2007.
Another thing I need to remember this year is to focus on one project at a time. I've got so many things going on, my energies tend to drift and dissipate. My New Year's Resolution, therefore, is to concentrate on and complete one project at a time. My first project will be to finish the fourth revision of The Scribe of Irohila. Everything else can wait.
The Scribe of Irohila is about a twelve-year-old boy living in a primitive village, Irohila, in a time so ancient there are no written records of it left on earth. Raoli, my main character, discovers that there are people living outside his village, a secret that was kept from him by the elders of his community. He becomes obsessed with the idea of learning more about the strangers, and decides to leave Irohila to look for them. The book chronicles his travels and experiences after leaving his home to go look for the village of the strangers.
