Writing update: the beginning and the end
I'm 6,000 words in to the story. The beginning and the end are written, and I've wordsmithed some of the scenes and groomed the flow of the chapters into something that feels more accessible. I changed the working title as well to better reflect the story itself. I'd be lost without Iko's feedback (though he's sick to death of hearing about it). He does an amazing job of reading through the scenes and helping me hammer out what I have in my imagination into something an audience can better visualize.
I'm a bit worried about appropriation and a kind of cultural blasphemy, since the story is about such a powerful native figure. Honestly the tale is pretty Shakespearean in it's body count. I'm trying to maintain humor and irreverence, but am concerned it is at the cost of the idealism of the main character. When it is finished I'll get it in front of a couple of my tribe members whom I respect for their angle on it.
I'm a bit worried about appropriation and a kind of cultural blasphemy, since the story is about such a powerful native figure. Honestly the tale is pretty Shakespearean in it's body count. I'm trying to maintain humor and irreverence, but am concerned it is at the cost of the idealism of the main character. When it is finished I'll get it in front of a couple of my tribe members whom I respect for their angle on it.