But as I doubt many of you have dropped by to hear the Shakespearian
tale of the Chicago Cubs, I will now veer the conversation back toward writing.
(Whether this is an improvement or not, I leave to your judgment.)
Crafting a historical novel is one thing, actually writing it is
another.
I thought setting up a logical, entertaining chain of events that would
buckle and climax at the appropriate times for a 100k novel would be the truly
hard part.
Wrong.
Writing it has been the real bear.
Now, as the holidays have arrived and writing schedules have been
scattered to the winds, I’ve had time to strategize a little on how to move
forward more efficiently with the Six Brothers project.
With all the historical depth and richness available about the years of
the American Revolution, I have decided to concentrate the novel’s historical
core on the prisoners of war. Accuracy in this department will be key, crucial
and demanding. However, by focusing it all in one area, I hope to be able to
move more quickly through the actual writing of the novel while still retaining
its all-important historical feel.
Let’s be frank. People and their relationships to each other haven’t
changed drastically through the years. Love, hate, jealousy, generosity, faith
and forgiveness are all the same, just expressed through different methods. I’ve
got a ton of experience writing these emotions, so they will flow rather easily
from me. The trap I’ve fall into is one of obsessive historical accuracy on all
fronts, in all nooks and crannies of the book.
An impossible goal to reach.
At least for me.
So, the bulk of my detailed historical efforts will now lie with the
prisoners of war. Hopefully, this strategy will limit this research nut’s OCD
tendencies to more manageable levels.
Hopefully.
We’ll see.
And here end today’s rambling lecture.
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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