Once Again Wind Waking
Mar. 20th, 2021 08:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI started work on my book on The Wind Waker.
Or rather, I resumed work.
I wrote about 30k words of this project between January and April 2017. I can’t remember why I stopped. If I had to guess, I think it probably had something to do with getting my first real taste of the Tumblr culture wars and then having to spend most of May and June in Japan for work that I resented. Also, Breath of the Wild came out in April 2017, so there’s that as well.
I don’t think I can use most of what I wrote, unfortunately. It’s not poorly written, but it’s not that interesting or original. I know what I was aiming for in terms of the specific model I was trying to emulate, but I’d like to allow myself to aim higher.
Putting the quality of the writing aside, I can feel how excited I was about this project, and it’s good to return to that headspace. Hopefully, my previous work will provide a nice bit of structure and scaffolding.
I’d previously toyed with the idea of putting chapters up on AO3, and I’m still entertaining that possibility, but I think I’d rather keep this to myself for the time being. My plan is to finish a few chapter drafts to get my sea legs and then pitch the project informally to a few acquaintances who work in indie publishing. The type of response I get from various quarters will more than likely shape the tone and direction of the book, so I think it’s probably best not get too invested before I know who I’m writing for.
Or rather, I resumed work.
I wrote about 30k words of this project between January and April 2017. I can’t remember why I stopped. If I had to guess, I think it probably had something to do with getting my first real taste of the Tumblr culture wars and then having to spend most of May and June in Japan for work that I resented. Also, Breath of the Wild came out in April 2017, so there’s that as well.
I don’t think I can use most of what I wrote, unfortunately. It’s not poorly written, but it’s not that interesting or original. I know what I was aiming for in terms of the specific model I was trying to emulate, but I’d like to allow myself to aim higher.
Putting the quality of the writing aside, I can feel how excited I was about this project, and it’s good to return to that headspace. Hopefully, my previous work will provide a nice bit of structure and scaffolding.
I’d previously toyed with the idea of putting chapters up on AO3, and I’m still entertaining that possibility, but I think I’d rather keep this to myself for the time being. My plan is to finish a few chapter drafts to get my sea legs and then pitch the project informally to a few acquaintances who work in indie publishing. The type of response I get from various quarters will more than likely shape the tone and direction of the book, so I think it’s probably best not get too invested before I know who I’m writing for.
