A Misogynist's Tale.

It feels weird having one of the first posts I make since returning to Fakku be about a short novella I'm writing, but I've got to get back into the community somehow, you know?

Anyway, there's not much to say about this. Just a quick novella I'm working on. So far I've written three chapters, each slightly over 1000 words. I'm going to upload the first chapter here, and if interest is shown I'll upload the rest, too. If there's no interest, it would be pointless to upload anything else, so I shan't bother.

By the way, I don't have a title for this work yet. The topic title I just came up on the spot. Suggestions are more than welcome.

Btw, the views and thoughts of the characters in no way reflect my own. The main character is not me. He doesn't represent me. I just thought he'd be interesting to write about.

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Thanks for the note on the spelling. That's a difficult word to spell, you know? I mean, the 'o' isn't pronounced and what other word has a y in the middle of it? However, thanks to you I was able to fix it. <3

K, I'll upload the next two chapters, but I do have to add some more notes. They weren't worth mentioning if it's a single chapter, but now they became relevant.

The story is (planned to be) written from the perspective of two different protagonists. The two are seen in similar situations, and end up meeting (though not talking). These two characters are supposed to serve as a perfect foil for one another since they have a tons in common (similar situations currently, similar past, and even the same name... kind of, one is James and the other is Jacques, French for James, not Jack) but they react entirely differently. Because they are entirely different and contrasting characters, the writing style used for each is very different. I don't want to accidentally blend the two. Therefore, first I'm writing all the chapters from James' point of view, and after wards I'll write everything form Jacques' point of view. Jacques' story occurs in the even chapters, and therefore those will be missing for the time being. However, you can read the following two chapters without missing anything at all.

Alright, these next to chapters are only a first draft. The other one had been revised a just once, but that does mean the first chapter had spelling and grammar fixed, while these two do not. Mistakes may be present, and I apologize in advance for them. When these two chapters are revised, I'll edit the post with the revised version and change this paragraph.

Oh, one more random note, James isn't actually a misogynist. His outward self just seems that way. And do keep in mind that this is written from the perspective of someone telling you a story. There is a lot of hyperbole, exaggeration and stuff like that. Read it as if someone were telling you about what happened last night. Of course they add a couple things that didn't really occur just to make it sound more amusing.

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There won't be a Chapter 2 and 4 until after the entire thing is finished from James' pov. Well, it's not that important since it should all make sense even with those missing.

Your wish is my command.

Please read the chapter before reading the notes.

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And now the chapter notes.

I don't know how this came across. I was trying to do two things here. First of all, the communication between James and the man sitting across from him is wordless. It would probably make more sense in a film because you'd be able to see their facial expressions and all that rather than just having them described to you. I can't help but wonder how much of what I meant will actually get across, and how much will end up lost in translation. Second, there are continual flashbacks and a return to the present. Please read the punctuation exactly as it is written, especially between paragraphs. On most paragraphs, a single sentence is meant to be understood as being a part of both paragraphs, though sometimes it's slightly different (such as switching genders of 'he' or whatever.) Tell me, is it too confusing this way? I thought it was a nice effect, but it would be a shame if readers don't understand what's going on at all. It's ok if they're confused the first time, but afterwards I want them to know what's happening.

Oh, one final thing, had it not been for what I'm trying to do with the even chapters, Chapter's 5, 7 and 9 would have been a single chapter, but I'm splitting them up because I want the other perspective between them. I trust you'll understand it once I start writing the evens.

Initially I was hoping for 20, but I had a conversation with a friend of mine, and he highly advised me to ditch the novella route and instead follow a novel's path. Apparently their marketability is far higher. Yes, I am hoping that one day in the future I get this published so something like that matters.

Ah- that would suck. Do you think it's ok if I upload it while writing then delete everything at the end? Or is that a risk I shouldn't bother with?

Btw, you seem to know about this stuff. Have you worked with a publishing company in the past?