Editing Process -Arbitrary decision become major themes
I still find the editing/re-writing process fun and so very interesting! I often ponder how many new aspects of the entire trilogy came out in final edits of Book One, The Sibylline Oracle.
My daughter, Jen, who is wonderfully analytical, and is typically the first reader of any new section that I write, has the wonderful ability to look at a new section and see opportunities in some subtlety that influences other sections.
Small arbitrary decisions are made in the initial writing. Then as other tweaks are being made, I discover that there is something more significant to that little arbitrary decision.
One of those decisions was in Book One; I needed a device in chapter 1 that would identify Alex, so that in Chapter 2 when we are in present time, the reader easily identifies that this is the same person, the triangular mark on his hand did that.
Later, in Book Two that mark has significance, and I wanted it to signify a soul mate. I discovered the Triquetra, (pronounced traɪˈkwɛtrə; Latin tri- "three" and quetrus "cornered") originally meant "triangle". It has come to be known as the Trinity Knot.
The Ancient Celtics claim the symbol of the Trinity knot. Their meaning is that some friendships are so deep that they reflect an ancient bond or connectedness of two souls that allows them to understand, trust and support each other at a level beyond most mortal relationships.
However, there have been discoveries with the triquestra as early as 7th Century BC.
This all worked very well for the storyline, as you know, Alex and Valeria have a special relationship that transcends time and mortality.
We are now working that into the cover of the second book, The Symbolon-which also implies a "symbol" of their love.The Sibylline OracleDelia J. Colvin
My daughter, Jen, who is wonderfully analytical, and is typically the first reader of any new section that I write, has the wonderful ability to look at a new section and see opportunities in some subtlety that influences other sections.
Small arbitrary decisions are made in the initial writing. Then as other tweaks are being made, I discover that there is something more significant to that little arbitrary decision.
One of those decisions was in Book One; I needed a device in chapter 1 that would identify Alex, so that in Chapter 2 when we are in present time, the reader easily identifies that this is the same person, the triangular mark on his hand did that.
Later, in Book Two that mark has significance, and I wanted it to signify a soul mate. I discovered the Triquetra, (pronounced traɪˈkwɛtrə; Latin tri- "three" and quetrus "cornered") originally meant "triangle". It has come to be known as the Trinity Knot.
The Ancient Celtics claim the symbol of the Trinity knot. Their meaning is that some friendships are so deep that they reflect an ancient bond or connectedness of two souls that allows them to understand, trust and support each other at a level beyond most mortal relationships.
However, there have been discoveries with the triquestra as early as 7th Century BC.
This all worked very well for the storyline, as you know, Alex and Valeria have a special relationship that transcends time and mortality.
We are now working that into the cover of the second book, The Symbolon-which also implies a "symbol" of their love.The Sibylline OracleDelia J. Colvin
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