The creative and sometimes (arduous) process of writing and art
I also write politically about social issues and the geopolitical climate, though all I'm going to say about that in this blog post is I'm scared for the many innocents whose lives are being toyed with in this illegal war. And for those lives in places like Sudan, Ukraine and Palestine who seem to have been ignored by the news and media. And who we, in positions of safety and priviledge have, in many ways failed.
However, the main topic for this blog, (besides the many rants I want to get out of my head about the state of the world) is to navigate the book publishing world from the conception of the book-making process to the book deal. Because my dear friends, I will get that deal. I don't care if I have to write to every single publisher in the world 10 times over. I will get that deal!!
But what book are you writing? I hear my invisible reader in my head, ask? Im writing a High fantasy cross-genre dark romance. and im very, very excited about it. The road map is road-mapped. The characters are fleshed out. The twists are turned! All there is to do now is write the story. And in a world of instant gratification, of swiping and generative AI, I want to make something unique. Something powerful that will grip readers and push back against fast media. But you don't get anywhere in this world without promotion. So here I am!
Trying to promote a book I cant tell you anything about yet....
About to start a Master's in Fine Art in painting, hoping against desperate hope that this blog will keep me motivated to finish the story.
I will say this, though, I'm feeling excited and hopeful. Even if this blog doesn't get any traction, which I'm not expecting it will. its a space in this vast world. To say in a teeny tiny voice. I was here! I exist! and isnt that just magical?
I will leave you with a poem:
Too often, it feels like we are cattle, being herded into our little sections of the world.
What we know but to often forget... world is malleable
its yours to do with and play with as you please, retrace your steps if you don't like the road ahead.
It doesn't matter why you got here; you are here. Don't be a footnote in your own story,
Believe me I was
Get a sledgehammer and break a wall, or two, or three, however many you need to mould your life into your own.
the openness that crafts the valleys, roads, and walls in life
the root of the puzzle
And I strain to see the future but the way forward is dark, and muddy.
So
I close my eyes and with rash abandon, plunge forward into the unknown, no lead or tether.
Yes i may fall,
but who knows?
I. May. Fly. Too
-live a little
Bye for now
Jessica R Rowe
The Wyvrens Pencil
*The C stands for complex PTSD, from my understanding, from my own experience with psychologists and with no professional mental health training myself; I believe the C is present if a series of prolonged events lead to PTSD as opposed to a singular event causing PTSD. (Please, though if this is incorrect or a radical simplification, do let me know im all about learning!)
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