August 06, 2014

Introducing a Novel

I’ve spent the last many months finishing my novel. I had hoped to blog about it as I went along, but I discovered I couldn’t do both. So in the interest of finishing my story, I let any other writing go by the wayside.

I now consider my first draft to be finished! It currently stands at 80,400 words. That is an impressive number of words to write in nine months when you consider how busy my life is! That’s a big accomplishment for me; there, I’ve given myself a pat on the back.

Let me introduce my story.

Working title: Beyond a Remnant

Genre: climate fiction, also known as cli-fi. When I started writing, I didn’t know there was such a category, but this novel fits perfectly.

Synopsis: Somewhere around the turn of the next century, this story follows the lives of three main characters and the people around them who are surviving the ravages of climate change. From the north of Ontario, known for its fresh water lakes, to the metropolitan areas of western Lake Ontario, only a tiny fraction of today’s population numbers remain. Will the few that are left follow the many and disappear, or is there a way for life to continue? Can this ravaged earth possibly support life when even the few remaining upper class have lost access to its resources?

Before I began this novel, I seemed to be much more aware of climate change than a lot of the people around me. Since writing this novel, my concerns have intensified. There is a whole other story of the people in my novel’s setting that didn’t make it to the year 2100. It’s a story I was forced to think about in general to write my novel, but I hope none of us have to live it out. My novel is almost a worst-case scenario, except that some people have survived. Humanity has not been wiped out. There is hope.

I invite you to join me on my journey towards publication. This is a new step for me. I have never published a book before, but I believe this one needs to be read. I cannot keep it to myself. I expect it will yet be a long journey, as the hard work of editing begins now. I intend to do my own first edit. It is now the story I want others to read, but it is not yet the writing I want others to read. I’m looking forward to editing!

By inviting you to join me, I pledge to increase my communication. As an introvert, I am most comfortable when I keep my thoughts to myself and work things out in my own head. A novel won’t get published if it stays inside someone’s head, and we won’t affect climate change much if we each hide in our own corner. I will never be shouting from the rooftops, but at the very least, I need to post to this blogspot more often.

I’ll be back.

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