Well, after much debate within myself (and numerous rejections from agents) I decided to scrap the prologue, and intensely edit the book( for the last time I hope), but mainly the first two chapters. So far, I am greatly satisfied with that decision. Thanks to the Lord Above, I realized that the first chapter, especially the first three pages, really needs to pop, grab the reader by the throat and sink its vampiric fangs of literary devices into his gentle throat. I felt that not only did the prologue not do that, but couldn’t. Maybe the prologue is something I will add years after publication, kind of a rerelease with added text as many authors before have been so blessed to do. I should be so blessed.
In two weeks, I have finally finished my endeavor, and, to my satisfaction, edited the first two chapters. I feel better about the changes. Not a lot of changes mind you, but some clean up here and there, primarily with dialog involving the main character and his friends. I really believe it flows better, brings muscle, sinew, and blood to the skeleton of each character. I am not sure if friends that have read it prior to this change will agree, or even notice, but the change was for me. I was not one hundred percent satisfied with the first two chapters, and recently, and through much soul searching and prayer, have discovered that I cannot write to appease an imaginary audience. First and foremost, I must be happy, no, ecstatic about this story. The only other soul on my mind should be Yeshua who has lovingly, and patiently been my muse (don’t get me wrong, I would never lower the Lord of All to a single title). Writing and spinning this tale has been mind numbing, leaving me hard pressed, sometimes depressed, and many times, pulling out hair. But I wouldn’t change this process for anything.
Tomorrow, (wow, back to back posts, is it possible?) chapter one.
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