Fluttering Optimism

I've still been working on the manuscript referenced in "On Discovering an Interesting Blog" written on December 29th, 2009. On Monday, I e-mailed my brother the first chapter of my manuscript. I hadn't looked at the first chapter in quite some time, and it was a shot in the dark. Surprisingly, he came back with good news:

"The beginning flowed very well; it had the feel of a published work. I liked that you gave the reader an issue for the character at the beginning: she wants to read but doesn't know how. It's a great start....
"Here comes the constructive criticism part. I did have a little trouble following things there at the end... Sometimes it's good to be a little vague in describing things to allow the readers imagination to take over. While it's good to describe things in rich detail, always remember that the reader has no idea what image is in your head until you put it into words...
"Overall, it was fun to read and I was pleasantly surprised with the level of craftsmanship. I would encourage you to keep writing."

So here's to reinvigorated hope in the face of - gasp - 2010. My first post in reference to the new year. All I can say now is upward.

This last part of the post counts for 3 cuil: I am tango dancing on the surface of a hard-bound illuminated manuscript written in the 14th century, with you. Within the book is the illumination of you and I dancing on a manuscript written in the 14th century.


Neo Tango by Kanegis