Now what I am about to say will definitely not sit right with some mythologist. We each have our own way about making the invisible visible. But I've been studying and practicing storytelling since I was in my early twenties and I'm now in my late forties; over twenty years. As I've said before, we are the harbingers of this renaissance of pure symbolic storytelling. This means a path must be broken in this publication wilderness. Although I can't walk your path, I can offer three suggestions as to working smarter and not harder.
First, until you have channeled the entire story (which will take about 3 drafts) receive the thing in waves. A couple of hours a day should be enough. Remember your system is receiving downloaded information from the collective thought. Now what do I mean by receiving in waves? This means sitting at the computer and doing like a non-fiction writer would do and that is to show up. Just sit there everyday until you are able to capture scenes of your story. Don't worry about trying to make sense of it now, you'll be given your chance in the early editing stages. In the meantime, just get to know the world and the people in it, then take the time to get to know the problems they face. This is a slow process, but one well worth engaging in as it streamlines the information that is received. Second, once the story has been told, work the story in sections. To begin work the first five pages. Knowing that these pages are your hook, put in there the who, the what, the when, and the why. This may seem over whelming but if you look at it from a journalistic point of view then it will be more than enough space to stretch out those key factors. Then hit the first 50 pages. This should set the stage for the next section. Know that in the final stage of editing what is in those first 50 is a must in the last 100 (ok, maybe the last 50) this expands the first five and slows the pace down. But don't open with a car crash and not tie the tie the thing into the remainder of the story; nor go below this speed or intensity of this type of opening during the rest of the story. It doesn't matter if you're going to just be showing the personality, or the character of the antagonist, it must tie into the entire story somehow. Then there is the middle 200 pages, which shows all the action- what happens. Then the last 100 pages which will wrap everything up. Don't worry about how all the introductory details, foreshadowing, and background information is going to play in this entire story because if you are receiving correctly then all the pieces will fit, and it will be the mythologist job to chisel the raw material. Just maintain faith in the process. Third, don't try to complete your proposal for sale until you've completed the masterpiece. This way you can answer those deep questions about the characters, setting, and symbolism. Remember there are core qualities that a myth has as well as the journey which the heroine goes on. These will be expected to be shown and it you don't wait until the story is being told to you then you'll be lost and will in turn lose the reader. These are the three basic keys to presenting the masterpiece, which is buzzing in your ears, to the world. I hope they help. Thanks for Listening! Sabrina Louise Andielle Crow Crew
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