Rewrite Chronicles #2
While I’m aware that it’s been a bit since my last Rewrite Chronicles post, (which is a series of posts I’m doing that documents my process behind rewriting my first book, Saving Emblem City, book one of my YA Fantasy trilogy, The Stacey Williams Chronicles) I hope you enjoy this one, nonetheless. PART ONE-Taking A Break. Taking a break has been part of the reason why there’s been no Rewrite Chronicles posts. This is because I haven’t been working on the rewrite recently, and had to step away from it for over a month, due to school. (Before that time, I think the last time I worked on the book was in October). However, now that my first semester of college is over, I’m happy knowing that I have more time to get back into doing what I love, and fall into the story all over again. I’m also pleased to say that I have made progress on the book since going on break. I will say, though, taking a break from the book doesn’t make me feel bad. I don’t feel bad for not writing, and not getting any work done, but during the time when I wasn’t writing, I always wished that I could be. School has always come first for me, in my life, and while writing is a very close second for me, I’m just more inclined to tackle the things that matter to me first, even if that means putting my work on the back burner. I’d like to try to find a writing balance within my life again, though, because I really miss it. PART TWO-My Progress So Far. Despite having to step away from the project, as mentioned, I have since made progress. While it’s not much, it is something, and I’m happy knowing that I can fall into the story again, especially after reviewing my outline, so that I know what I’m doing. Since my last update, I’ve finished Chapter 3 and 4. (I finished Chapter 4 earlier today, in fact). My plan is to start writing Chapter 5-THE LEGEND OF THE MAGICAL STONE tomorrow. In Chapter 4, Stacey travels to Emblem City for the first time, and meets two important characters. (Emblem City is the magical world of my trilogy, and is essentially my version of an underground London...sort of). I’m honestly not surprised that falling back into writing Saving Emblem City has been an easy experience for me. Writing Stacey’s voice and getting inside her head has felt so natural to me for so long now, and with that, I’m not surprised. I can get pretty invested in her storyline, as is, seeing as she’s the character that narrates throughout a majority of the trilogy. Nonetheless, I’m stoked to be diving into Saving Emblem City again, and to continue updating you all with my progress. During my break from school, my plan is to write as much of the first draft of the SEC rewrite as I can, but still enjoy the process behind it, and not rush it. PART THREE-THE MUSIC I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO DURING THIS REWRITE. I don’t have much to say here, seeing as it’s basically been the same as before. PART FOUR-CONCLUSION. In summary, I’m so happy to just be back into the book again, because of how much I’ve missed it. That’s all I really have to say, for the second post of the Rewrite Chronicles. I can’t wait to continue working on the story, despite the fact that I know that this rewrite is a first draft. (Fixing is what revisions are for, after all, which is another thing I’ve grown to love, throughout 2018). I understand that I’ve been known to somewhat abandon this blog from time to time, but I’d love to start posting more content. I hope you stick around when I do, but if not, that’s more than okay.
