Just a quick update saying the second chapter is completed, and I've started the third. The third chapter is supposed to be really comical, to counter the somber mood of the first and second, so we'll see how it goes. This is where we're introduced to the Persian! YAY!
Leffie LeFan
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
I'M BACK!
Yes, I have not touched this blog for a long while, simply because I've been too busy. BUT NO MORE! MWAHAHA!
Okay, so... Updates updates... What to update? Oh, right!
I've completely rewritten my book! Yaaaay!
*crickets chirp*
What, are you surprised? It's pretty much common knowledge that all authors have multiple first drafts.
Okay, so I haven't written the WHOLE thing. I'm only almost done with the second chapter. I actually kept the original preface, so the one you read before is the same as it will be in the book. I'm not even going to edit it, except for grammar. I'm very partial to my preface! *pets preface* Pretty preface... So nice and pretty...
*coughs* Ahem... What? I wasn't petting the preface! Are you crazy?! *shifty eyes*
So, the rest of the book is completely different, and TEN times better. So far, I've firmly established my version of Erik's personality, as now he's one of the main narrators (Raoul or Christine will be the other FIRST person narrator, with sporadic third person narrations from the Persian or random people, like the managers or something). Technically, there are two storylines that are going on throughout the book, and the characters involved in each storyline don't know what's going on in the other until the end, when it all comes together (in the sort of pre-climax in Venice, then the climax of the novel in Paris).
I've also got an ESTABLISHED TIMELINE AND PLOT! YAAAAY! I know exactly what's going to happen as I go along, more or less, and I've got a whole 9 page document worth of notes on what I want in the book, and I've got a date specific timeline for Erik (I need one for the de Chagnys now...). I've also got some ideas for titles, though none is set in stone. I even have an idea for the cover of the book!
And I'll have you know, the writing is A LOT better than before. I quite enjoy writing now, and I don't feel like I'm writing a fan fiction anymore. I even gave the first chapter to my mom to read, and she said she was blown away, and didn't expect it to be so good. And my mom is usually pretty critical, as she reads ALL the time.
My characters so far are a lot more complex, I think, especially the Angel of Music, Aria. She's seriously come a long way since the first draft, and I actually like her now! She was so difficult to write before because she was just so annoying! But now she's a lot more developed and three dimensional, even if she is an Angel. She's not really a goody two shoes, like she SHOULD be. Erik even calls her on that, multiple times!
I've also fully developed the impostor character, though for the life of me I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A NAME FOR HIM! He needs to have a foppish/dandy/aristocrat French name, but I can't think of one. Or maybe it could be Italian, since most of his and Christine's story takes place in Venice, so he could be "from there." And no, I'm not revealing any more than that about him!
Erik is officially nuts now. Thank God. He was such a sap before. Its finally believable! Yay!
I gave the first chapter to my best friend to read, and here's what she said:
Okay, so... Updates updates... What to update? Oh, right!
I've completely rewritten my book! Yaaaay!
*crickets chirp*
What, are you surprised? It's pretty much common knowledge that all authors have multiple first drafts.
Okay, so I haven't written the WHOLE thing. I'm only almost done with the second chapter. I actually kept the original preface, so the one you read before is the same as it will be in the book. I'm not even going to edit it, except for grammar. I'm very partial to my preface! *pets preface* Pretty preface... So nice and pretty...
*coughs* Ahem... What? I wasn't petting the preface! Are you crazy?! *shifty eyes*
So, the rest of the book is completely different, and TEN times better. So far, I've firmly established my version of Erik's personality, as now he's one of the main narrators (Raoul or Christine will be the other FIRST person narrator, with sporadic third person narrations from the Persian or random people, like the managers or something). Technically, there are two storylines that are going on throughout the book, and the characters involved in each storyline don't know what's going on in the other until the end, when it all comes together (in the sort of pre-climax in Venice, then the climax of the novel in Paris).
I've also got an ESTABLISHED TIMELINE AND PLOT! YAAAAY! I know exactly what's going to happen as I go along, more or less, and I've got a whole 9 page document worth of notes on what I want in the book, and I've got a date specific timeline for Erik (I need one for the de Chagnys now...). I've also got some ideas for titles, though none is set in stone. I even have an idea for the cover of the book!
And I'll have you know, the writing is A LOT better than before. I quite enjoy writing now, and I don't feel like I'm writing a fan fiction anymore. I even gave the first chapter to my mom to read, and she said she was blown away, and didn't expect it to be so good. And my mom is usually pretty critical, as she reads ALL the time.
My characters so far are a lot more complex, I think, especially the Angel of Music, Aria. She's seriously come a long way since the first draft, and I actually like her now! She was so difficult to write before because she was just so annoying! But now she's a lot more developed and three dimensional, even if she is an Angel. She's not really a goody two shoes, like she SHOULD be. Erik even calls her on that, multiple times!
I've also fully developed the impostor character, though for the life of me I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A NAME FOR HIM! He needs to have a foppish/dandy/aristocrat French name, but I can't think of one. Or maybe it could be Italian, since most of his and Christine's story takes place in Venice, so he could be "from there." And no, I'm not revealing any more than that about him!
Erik is officially nuts now. Thank God. He was such a sap before. Its finally believable! Yay!
I gave the first chapter to my best friend to read, and here's what she said:
[10:52:40 PM] Rose Of Phantom: Okay.
[10:52:54 PM] Rose Of Phantom: The way you took on Eriks persona after the part I rwad before...
[10:52:56 PM] Rose Of Phantom: OH.
[10:52:59 PM] Rose Of Phantom: MY.
[10:53:01 PM] Rose Of Phantom: GOD.
[10:53:13 PM] Rose Of Phantom: I WANT THAT ERIK.
[10:53:15 PM] Leffie LeFan: THANK YOU!
[10:53:21 PM] Leffie LeFan: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
[10:53:44 PM] Rose Of Phantom: It seems you had definitely gone right from Kay and straight into Lefroux XDDDDDD
[10:53:57 PM] Rose Of Phantom: That's not a typo btw.
[10:54:10 PM] Leffie LeFan: Lefroux?
[10:54:12 PM] Leffie LeFan: WTF?
[10:54:13 PM] Rose Of Phantom: XD
[10:54:14 PM] Leffie LeFan: OH!
[10:54:15 PM] Leffie LeFan: LEFFIE/LEROUX!
[10:54:19 PM] Leffie LeFan: AAAAAAAAW~!
[10:54:31 PM] Rose Of Phantom: ((sun))
[10:54:38 PM] Leffie LeFan: I LOVE YOUS!
[10:54:40 PM] Leffie LeFan: So you love it?
[10:54:46 PM] Rose Of Phantom: YES.
[10:54:50 PM] Leffie LeFan: YAY!
So yeah, you can tell this is gonna be good. And believe me, she HATES Phantom sequels with a passion ESPECIALLY Love Never Dies (I like it more than her). She actually enjoyed what I wrote.
Look out for more posts! If you can, post a comment suggesting names for the Imposter. Just some Dandy-ish names. Also, I'm going to be advertising this blog on more sites, maybe to get more followers.
Au revoir!
Leffie
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