Prep Work
Prep work for a novel is extremely hard work. Don't let anyone tell you any different. I can't wait to get moved because once I move, all prep work will be done and the writing part of this will begin. I'm not going to be like any other author who goes an entire 2-3 years between novels or writing their first book.Technically this is my second book, my first writing alone. The first one I'm chalking up to a practice run, this one is the real deal. I decided after a long time to start with my Immortal Darkness world. I think that I've got enough stories out of that world to retire on. All it's going to take is getting the first book published which might be a long, long haul. I've decided though that this is what I want to do with my life and what better time to start than right now.
Oh, I'm excited. I made a map of Avia and I'm changing the last names of the Clans just a bit. I didn't like the all Italian feel the originals had and I don't want it to feel that way. I want it to be a fresh naming system, not something I stole from Italy. I don't know if it still sounds Italian but I feel better about the names that were changed. I still have one name to put on the map and then I'll label the territories of course. Next, after that I'm going to do the entire map of Ah'Teeair, what the world is called. That should be interesting to say the least. I also can't wait to get moved and hook up my printer/scanner/copier so that I can scan in the map and get it online into my files.
This is going to be a struggle with my depression but I'm refusing to allow my depression or any of my mental illnesses stand in my way of what I want for my life from here on out. I've always made excuses as to why I can't do this or that yet but this time, there is no excuse that will be acceptable in my eyes. Raynee is giving me a lot of support and continuously has to remind me that I'm a writing God but sometimes I need that because I doubt my abilities and myself. I doubt just about everyone that has anything good about me. Sooner or later I have to just shrug off that ill feeling of doubt and move forward... I'm moving forward from here!! And I mean that.
- Tracy
Oh, I'm excited. I made a map of Avia and I'm changing the last names of the Clans just a bit. I didn't like the all Italian feel the originals had and I don't want it to feel that way. I want it to be a fresh naming system, not something I stole from Italy. I don't know if it still sounds Italian but I feel better about the names that were changed. I still have one name to put on the map and then I'll label the territories of course. Next, after that I'm going to do the entire map of Ah'Teeair, what the world is called. That should be interesting to say the least. I also can't wait to get moved and hook up my printer/scanner/copier so that I can scan in the map and get it online into my files.
This is going to be a struggle with my depression but I'm refusing to allow my depression or any of my mental illnesses stand in my way of what I want for my life from here on out. I've always made excuses as to why I can't do this or that yet but this time, there is no excuse that will be acceptable in my eyes. Raynee is giving me a lot of support and continuously has to remind me that I'm a writing God but sometimes I need that because I doubt my abilities and myself. I doubt just about everyone that has anything good about me. Sooner or later I have to just shrug off that ill feeling of doubt and move forward... I'm moving forward from here!! And I mean that.
- Tracy