I have made a lot of progress on both "Fionnuala" and my Peace Corps memoirs. On the former I'm on page 30 of my latest edit and on the later I've made it to the part where I am welcomed by the host family I stayed with on Pohnpei, the Albert family. It's amazing how writing about an experience can bring back memories in such vivid detail. Today, in the library, I almost felt like I was back on their naas (an outdoor porch of sorts)playing on the Xbox with Alfred and Keith, listening to Kiped talk about his travels to Fiji and Japan, and eating Asipa's delicious food, as well as teaching Danya some martial arts moves. Those were good times, although sometimes I got too comfortable and fell asleep on the naas instead of on my bed.
That will be enough nostalgia for one post, haha! I noticed another issue in my "Fionnuala" manuscript. It's suffering from a major case of NEI (Not Enough Information). Basically, if you haven't read the "Heart of Flesh" short story trilogy, you won't have enough information to truly appreciate what is going on in Part I of the novel. Additionally, some events that did not occur in those stories, (but which are still important parts of the backstory) need to be added. I've made marks where I will add these things in the rewrite. Also, I will give a deeper understanding of how spellcasting works in her world so that my readers will understand just how truly powerful she is, as well as to set up some of the action sequences I will add in later parts of the book.
That's it for now. Until next time, stay posted!
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