Project Names - Why Am I So Bad At This
I haven't written anything here at all lately. To be honest, I've been dealing with some life issues lately, but all things seem to be slowing down for now, while I enter the next stage of my life. Since things are at a relaxed pace, I thought I'd update everyone on what has been going on lately in my creating universe.
First, the biggest change: The name change of my project. Previously called the "Deadsol Chronicles", it is now renamed to "Rotrian Chronicles". The explanation for this is simple: Deadsol is mainly the center of only one story. All four books in the chronicle deal with one race, and it's four different tribes. That race is known as the Rotrians. The Rotrians, and their remaining tribes are a huge part to the entire saga.
So why did I name it Deadsol to begin with? Well, I wont lie to you. It was just one of those things that came up in a dream of mine, and I ran with it. There are times where I make obscenely bad name decisions. I try not to make too many of them (considering I make enough mistakes and bad decisions already) but they happen. I'm glad that I caught this one before I grew too attached to it, however.
Second, I had to change the name of the protagonist in one of my stories, Arclight. The name was always meant to be a place holder until I could find a better name to call her, but the name stuck around for much longer than I thought it would. Even though I've given her a name now, I'm not entirely sure she will have the same name when I release this story publicly. The name feels right, but that doesn't always mean that it is right. For right now though, the name fits perfectly and I can continue writing without worrying about her name. (I tend to get hung up on the smallest things).
Third, is that I've decided to save my biggest story, Arclight, for last. This decision came upon me while I was forming the other stories in my chronicle. Arclight is my biggest story to this day, and it is the center story that pulls all the others together. It is the center of the web, the spine of the book, and without Arclight, the Rotrian Chronicles would never be complete. Despite it being created first in my mind, it will be the last story I write.
In the meantime, I am working on the smaller story, which also underwent a name change and is now called Ambivalence previously called Lilyrain). I'm very excited about my Ambivalence story; it truly holds a special place in my heart. I really hope that I am able to bring this story to fruition. So far, things have been coming along smoothly, but like any author knows, you can be 200 pages into your book and then realize you've missed something critical, and the only option is to start over.
Here's a little secret about me: I tend to start over a lot. Not because of some vital mishap or a consistency error, but instead because there are times where I feel like the story just plain doesn't work. I run myself into a hole, and the only way to fix it is to hit reset and start over.
In any case, that's all I have to update for today. For those of you who celebrated Easter, I hope you had a pleasant day!