The Charm of Words i

So, right now, I’m working on the ‘getting an agent’ part of this whole author thing. And I’ll be honest: this synopsis is kicking my ass. As a result, I’m procrastinating and that’s never a good thing. 

The problem is I feel like there’s so much needed to be said in this summary and yet, I should do it in the shortest way possible and that’s not enough! Alongside this issue, my support people haven’t finished the first draft of the novel and so I can’t ask them if the synopsis is ample. What to do…what to do… 

Number one rule about synopsis writing, I find, is not to ramble. But that is certainly easier said than done. Number two is to sound exciting. And that seems like it would be easy, but alas! it’s not because honestly, I can’t tell if what makes me excited will make my reader excited. There’s just so much to consider! And there’s many more rules to this whole ordeal so, sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed. 

The only good thing about this is I have time. And that’s wonderful. I also have the query letter itself done. In fact, I could modify it and have it sent out already (thinking about it, I probably should do that). But really, I’d like a synopsis prepared just in case. 

I feel like perhaps this is my subconscious’s way of telling me to chill out so as not to rush into disappointment. I know I’m in for a lot of disappointment but procrastinating only makes the anticipation worse so I’m not sure why I’m doing it. I suppose I’ll just suck it up and get it done. 

    Writing has been non existent as of late. Life comes fast and is relentlessness in its constant badgering, so writing isn’t happening as much as it should. But I am taking time to write this because I feel like I need to write something. 

    I visited my blog page earlier and realized that I never explained where the name for this blog came from. So, that’s what I’m doing today. Something simple and something that isn’t too taxing on my poor, stressed out brain.

    As an avid reader, I come across brilliant musings from all sorts of authors. About a year ago, I read a book called The Shadow of the Torturer by the well-acclaimed Gene Wolfe. To me, the book was interesting and beautifully crafted (and I really need to finish the series). More importantly, it gave me my favourite quote thus far. The exact quote:

 By the use of the language of sorrow I had for the time being obliterated my sorrow — so powerful the charm of words, which for us reduces to manageable entities all the passions that would otherwise madden and destroy us. 

    Instantly, I fell in love with this. Not only was it beautiful, but the truth in the statement itself held a beauty that I think speaks to many writers. And the influence of that statement is…indescribable. 

   The charm of words — how we are able to manipulate and craft words and language as if they were clay beneath our fingertips — is astounding. And I named my blog after that quote because that is what I believe is my purpose in life: to charm the world with words. I’m to influence and explore words in a deeper way in order change the world in a positive manner. I feel as if it is my duty to do as Severian did in Mr. Wolfe’s novel to use words to relieve people and myself of sorrow. I just want to make a difference and so that’s what this blog is named for. Thanks for reading. Until next time…