First Blog
I wrote a book. I don't know if it still hasn't truly hit me yet, or if it was all stress and prep to be met with a sigh of relief at the end, but its nice to know that I wrote something that others can freely read. It's a piece of myself that's out there for the world to see, and I hope it can be something people can enjoy and take something useful away from. Even though its a mostly fantastical story with very contextual issues, I hope that the themes of trying to find a place in the world, and the struggle in doing so, came through in my writing and characters. Its always been something I've personally struggled with, and I hope I conveyed that somewhat well with Sigmund and Arya. Both struggle with finding purpose as they achieve, or learn that they've failed, their goals. Its a very human concept, and seeing it skewed in different lights was an interesting excercise for me.
I intentionally kept some of the plot points somewhat light, as I wanted to focus on my characters and their struggles as events unfolded around them. I realize that Sigmund is a rather reactive character, and I realize that some would call that a weakness. I hope that the people who believe such will stick around and give him a shot for book two (yes, I'm already working on it). I have some fun plans for every character that survived, and I plan to really open things up and flex the writing muscles I began developing as I continued working on The Red Mother. I started writing the book roughly five years ago, and my ability to write and craft a story has (hopefully) improved greatly. I'm sure those who read carefully can notice the difference from the start of the book to the end. It seemed apparent to me, but I'm biased, so who knows.
Anyway, I guess this will wrap it up for my first go at this. I'll try to post around the end of every month, and hopefully someone cares enough about my insights to give them a read. Either way, it'll be a good habit to get into. If you read this far, thanks for taking an interest in my weird brain. See y'all in a month.
Make your own fate
- J. M. Prigmore
