The Story My Father Told Me
Hazel Marion
This blog post is a bit delayed because I did not make as much progress as I hoped I would in Week 1. Right now, I am in Week 2 of Genius Hour and I will make a recap post for this week this coming Sunday. I want to start posting weekly on Sundays, recapping my progress for the previous week. During Week 1, I began the outlining process of the novel. This process will be crucial to my success in actually writing the novel, because I need to know what I am writing about. My dad's handwriting in his journal is not easy to read, and I would waste a lot of time trying to write by just reading out of the journal. In short, the outlining process consists of reading through my dad's journal and copying down important events that happen in each chapter. That way, I can skim my dad's journal for specific details, but I also know the major events that happen in each chapter and I won't have to waste time reading the journal. Right now, I am still figuring out a lot of details about this project. I haven't started my goal of 500-1000 words per day yet, because I haven't finished the outlining process. During this week, I did begin writing chapter 1, but I will talk about that more in the Week 2 blog post. With outlining, I am planning on what details to put in each chapter, so I can have a more organized version of the plot. However, the details could definitely change, depending on how long the chapters end up being. Reading my dad's journal and diving back into the story is really exciting for me! I've been feeling lots of nostalgia for my childhood and the great memories that this story brings back. I didn't remember everything that happened in the story when my dad told me and my brother, but reading the journal is like an oh! moment, when I remember something I've forgotten for a long time. So far, I haven't lost any motivation to work on this project yet. I'm actually spending a lot more time on it than I probably should, since working on it is so enjoyable. The biggest issue I've run into with time management is that I wait to work on my novel until after I've finished all of my other work for the day. Because of this, I end up staying up very late at night, and running out of time to do what I want. I think I need to work on the novel during different times throughout the week to see what works best for me and when I can get the max amount of work done. This week, I don't have any sketches because I haven't posted a chapter yet, but here are two pictures of my dad's journal and a page with his handwriting. As you can see, my dad's handwriting is very hard to read! Finally, I have come up with a temporary name for my novel: Prism. The name is based on the main goal of the protagonists in the story, which will be revealed throughout the novel. Stay tuned for Sunday when I post the first chapter of Prism!
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Hazel MarionI am a sophomore at Davie High School, participating in the Genius Hour Project for Mr. Barker's English class. Archives
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