Bringing My First Novel to Life
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Hi, all! I have been working on the prologue and themes of Uka, as well as tuning the lacings of character arcs through the story. I also spent the past few days researching, writing, and editing. I appreciate your patience! Onward!- Hi, everyone! I spent the past three days working on two chapters. Researching, writing, and editing. Onward!
- Novel Title Reveal: Uka The title "Uka" was born on the same day as the concept for the novel. It has always been the title and is the permanent title of my novel.
- Today, I worked on a chapter that had been gelling in the story. Wild creatures, an exotic location, and a desperate protagonist burned slowly into my computer like smoldering incense. A king cobra, an angry man, and an eternal sea stack are scuttled in a typhoon. As an author, I feel like a mighty little man. To quote Steven Michael Burns: "Nobody else is stronger than I am Yesterday I moved a mountain"
- I wrote a prologue today for six hours. First draft, so it will probably change. It has the kernel of what I want to convey, though. It is set in 1895. A curious and regal man from a great, snowy land has been visiting a Dayak group native to northwestern Borneo. Laguage and culture were barriers that both he and the natives struggled to overcome. He is acccused of impropriety and held as a prisoner, which ignites a stealthy escape and a feverish hunt for the man.
