Hello everyone out there! How ya' doing? :) This is LaVel Moorehead speaking. I've been gone for a while but wait no more. I'm coming back with more information on the progress of my book & the vision of my writing.
So...how has my writing been going? Very good actually. I've been immersed in the beginning of a new college year (Sophomore, yay!) I'm trying my best to get my bearings before I dive back into my novel and I may take a stab at it tonight. I'm in a scene where three main characters have an identical dream about an evil, evil wizard who plans to steal a magical object. Will he succeed? I don't know, but when I finish my novel, you'll find out of course.
This summer has been such a refreshing reminder for me. Like I said before in my first blog post, I've been a writer since I was little. So many people including my parents and friends complimented me on my writing. I've always enjoyed fantasy authors like C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, and Christopher Paolini and I've always wanted to write a fantasy book. I even tried writing one in seventh grade and the results...were not so stellar. I'm afraid to ask my mom for the manuscript which is probably locked in the basement. How about I don't ask her? Wonderful. :)
Anyway, after my parents gave me feedback (feedback in which they told me the truth in love) that my story needed a whole lot of work, I became discouraged. I thought that I wasn't a good enough writer. "What if I'm wrong? What if others are supposed to be writers? What if I'm just fooling myself?" Such negativity discouraged me from writing stories in later years. It wasn't until freshmen year of college that I took a creative writing class. Working with other writers replanted my old dreams in my head. I knew then that my dream and my desire hadn't fled away. It had just hidden under the rug of fear and now it's time to take it out.
So, where am I now? I've written a prologue and two lengthy chapters which have come to 60 pages. I'm estimating that when I'm done the third chapter I will be at 70 pages and from my vantage point, the novel will be at least 500 pages! Daunting, huh? I don't mind writing a lengthy book, but my PERSEVERANCE must be put to the test.
So, can I give you a sneak peak of my book? I promise I will. :) I still need to get my writing up and running, but I need to balance it with my school work and other endeavors (hopefully, less distractions). If you've forgotten, my novel is called "Dragon Earth." Well, what should I say about it? It's an epic quest...it's a little bit of coming of age. Someone asked me before if it's allegorical. In a way it is and in a way it isn't...some mythological elements are in and a smidgen on theological elements. But, let me tell you that the story takes place in and outside the real world. That was one of the debates I had raging in my mind before writing this book. Should it take place in an imaginary land or the real world? I won't tell you exactly what I mean, but the story flips back and forth. I think it may stand out in this regard and I hope others like it too.
What's one piece of advice I could give concerning Writer's Block before I leave? I want to say a couple of things. One, return to your outline and your written manuscript. Grab a piece of paper and a pen and sit down. Are you happy with your manuscript? Why or why not? Asking these critical questions can shed light on why you're not writing and move from there. Talking to other writers about your thoughts and ideas can expand wisdom on what additional steps you can take in your work. There are a couple of road bumps that I foresee in my work that I need to work out. Thus, I'll need to take a sip of my own medicine!
Another short piece of advice (and something I'll expand on later) is what I call the "Demon Mindset." All the time, we can be bombarded with thoughts like "Oh, you're writing sucks," "your vocabulary isn't good enough," "you need more time for your writing to mature," "yadda, yadda, yadda." Well, I always say that there's a piece of truth to what the demons say. Obviously, you're vocabulary and writing will mature over time, but that doesn't mean that this isn't your time to shine. All and I mean ALL writers have to start somewhere and one day, they didn't just pick up a pen and paper or a computer and become a gifted writer. Writing takes time. And the more you and I understand this, the better.
So, I hope these words encourage you. I'll have more frequent blog posts up to detail how my writing is going. Now, I must finish a book review for my fellow author Greg J. Down's "Mordred." Wonderful! And perhaps, the scene where my characters stumble upon an evil plot...dun dun dun! So excited. Well, farewell my friends and I hope to see you again soon.
Peace! :0)
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