I completed the revision pass through my work-in-progress this morning and am setting it aside until I can do the research needed to write two additional scenes.
So... I'm officially back to novel number two, for what I hope is the final revision.
I opened the word doc just now and surprised myself with the quote that opens the novel. Funny how your own book can take you by surprise if you leave it alone for awhile. :)
I love these words from Jung.
One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
-Carl Gustav Jung, Alchemical Studies, Vol. 15, p. 470
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Jung wasn't from Asia ?? Seriously, my whole life I never saw his first name and I thought he was from Asia??
ReplyDeleteWow... I learned something today. Thanks!
(I am not being sarcastic)
I knew there was a reason I wanted to type his entire name in today. :)
ReplyDeleteHe was born in Switzerland.
I love this quote!
ReplyDeleteShara, it is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteWhen you think about it, light always eminates from a single point, while darkness fills the void and touches all. We all can turn toward a source of light, but the common thought and true connection must live in the whispers of darkness.
ReplyDeleteJason, there is a similar passage about light and darkness in my first novel, that gets expanded on in the third. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing the revision! And that is a wonderful quote.
ReplyDeleteP.S. My schedule is open and I think the completion of a revision calls for a martini. ;-)
Joni,
ReplyDeleteThank you - and yes, a celebration would be lovely. :)
Let me email you with some free times and see if anything matches up!