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breakfastofchampionsI've edited about half of the extant chapters of the novel (prologue through chapter 6). Now I'm at the second Nelius part, and I suddenly realize that I need to write another Nelius chapter. Not just because I like writing Nelius chapters! I swear! It's a chapter I was going to write later anyway, but I suddenly realized I should really put it after chapter 9, since it is set immediately after events in that chapter. I think I was worried about making the Nelius part last too long, but it keeps taking on more and more importance in the narrative, so I am not going to fight it!
I've had people say to me before that editing/revising is not creative, but clearly those people have never revised a novel before.
For the purposes of this list, I named the two storylines "Nelius" and "Reian", even though there are other characters of equal importance, mainly because those two are counterparts.
Prologue: The Half-House (Nelius)
Part One: Reian
Chapter One: By the Southern Sea
Chapter Two: A Stranger in the Grass
Chapter Three: The Refugee
Chapter Four: Imbri's Giant
Chapter Five: The Gray Gods
Chapter Six: Tribal Law
Part Two: Nelius
Chapter Seven: The Needle
Chapter Eight: The Stone
Chapter Nine: The Power
Chapter Ten: The City
Part Three: Reian
Chapter Eleven: The Other Tale of Imbri
Chapter Twelve: The Boy Who Could Talk to Birds
Ha ha, and I'm sure there is limited interest in this, but I thought I'd try to identify some of the predominant themes in Wind & Foxes, for my own amusement. (Why yes, I am taking a break from editing, why do you ask?)
--Language barriers/communication (especially between disparate cultures). Reian is pretty much the embodiment of this theme.
--My usual destructive/transformative nature of love theme, blah blah I'm so predictable.
--Social/cultural change and the role of the individual therein, ha ha, I'm such a liberal.
--The questionable nature of the good/evil dichotomy. (Oh, I've never used this theme before.)
--Tradition vs. Change; and relatedly, the past's effect on the present.
--The importance of friendship, ugh I'm such a sap.
I've had people say to me before that editing/revising is not creative, but clearly those people have never revised a novel before.
For the purposes of this list, I named the two storylines "Nelius" and "Reian", even though there are other characters of equal importance, mainly because those two are counterparts.
Prologue: The Half-House (Nelius)
Part One: Reian
Chapter One: By the Southern Sea
Chapter Two: A Stranger in the Grass
Chapter Three: The Refugee
Chapter Four: Imbri's Giant
Chapter Five: The Gray Gods
Chapter Six: Tribal Law
Part Two: Nelius
Chapter Seven: The Needle
Chapter Eight: The Stone
Chapter Nine: The Power
Chapter Ten: The City
Part Three: Reian
Chapter Eleven: The Other Tale of Imbri
Chapter Twelve: The Boy Who Could Talk to Birds
Ha ha, and I'm sure there is limited interest in this, but I thought I'd try to identify some of the predominant themes in Wind & Foxes, for my own amusement. (Why yes, I am taking a break from editing, why do you ask?)
--Language barriers/communication (especially between disparate cultures). Reian is pretty much the embodiment of this theme.
--My usual destructive/transformative nature of love theme, blah blah I'm so predictable.
--Social/cultural change and the role of the individual therein, ha ha, I'm such a liberal.
--The questionable nature of the good/evil dichotomy. (Oh, I've never used this theme before.)
--Tradition vs. Change; and relatedly, the past's effect on the present.
--The importance of friendship, ugh I'm such a sap.