luthierwnc
Dreamer
Hello all and thanks for looking. I'm working on my second series of novels. The first was a fan-fic piece that came out pretty well but is way too long. The second is original. In creating the world I wrote three chapters (about 18k words) that are summaries of three historical books written over eight hundred years by an extinct order of scholars. The ruling regime proscribed them as a threat and ruthlessly eradicated both the scribes and the books for the last two hundred years. But they didn't get them all. Obtaining and using this information is a central objective of the two central insurrectionists. The body of the main book only lasts eleven years and runs another 275k words.
I wrote them as the introduction with a narrative style and hints of humor. A couple people I told were skittish about such a long opening since it doesn't get to any major characters. I'm not overfond of long, self-indulgent introductions myself so I'm giving that weight. The information is essential to the story but I don't want to scare-off potential readers. There is other lore at least as long that comes of the search but that is revealed as discovered.
The book is ready for the serious rewrite. I'd love to hear your ideas about whether to leave them in front or splice bits in. Thanks, Skip
I wrote them as the introduction with a narrative style and hints of humor. A couple people I told were skittish about such a long opening since it doesn't get to any major characters. I'm not overfond of long, self-indulgent introductions myself so I'm giving that weight. The information is essential to the story but I don't want to scare-off potential readers. There is other lore at least as long that comes of the search but that is revealed as discovered.
The book is ready for the serious rewrite. I'd love to hear your ideas about whether to leave them in front or splice bits in. Thanks, Skip