Revealing...

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Hello all!

After months of frustrations and getting no where with The Apple in the Snow, I made the decision to scrap everything except for my characters and half the plot.

That meant scrapping...

My title.
My theme
My aesthetics (aka my Pinterest board)
My soundtrack (Spotify playlist)

In the middle of my grad school chaos, I've been attempting to reconstruct this story. And I think I've got it!

Behold! It is time to reveal.....




Eirwen’s core is slowly rotting…..
From infancy, she has only desired to be a good and kind queen to her people of Glywysing. But a scandalous marriage by her widowed father sows seeds of anger in her heart. An anger that, in a kingdom about to rebel and a castle full of scarred hearts, could be advantageous or disastrous.
When a hunting party trip turns deadly, Eirwen is forced to flee into a decaying orchard. But she doesn’t leave those invisible seeds behind….
Will Eirwen cut through the undergrowth of her heart or will an invisible orchard hem her in?  


The Cast of Characters: 

It is the same as the Apple in the Snow, with the addition a couple of new characters. One is too minor to mention, and the other would cause some spoilers. Hence I will not reveal them right now. 

I did slightly change Eirwen's character, and gave her some new faults. 

The Title:

So, I found this really really nice Welsh proverb that really got me.

A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible  

After examining my new theme, I thought that this proverb really was a really really awesome metaphor.

The Theme: 

I think that this is where I struggled the most before. Who knew that theme was so important?? 

As you can kinda see, there is a strong theme of interior anger vs. meekness. It's definitely something that I know about - and struggle with. After looking through my notes, I realized that my previous theme of avoiding bad company was really weak for the kind of story that I was dealing with. 

I'm also trying to weave some actual Welsh legends from the Mabignon, so we'll see how that goes.  

The Aesthetics: 

I did wind up getting rid of my private AITS board, saving the few images that I wanted and starting a new private one. Instead of trying to find Snow White images, I concentrated on finding character aesthetics, Welsh scenery and language/quotes, informational posts about medieval poisons.....

The Soundtrack: 

Like the Pinterest board, the old Spotify soundtrack also got axed completely. Before it was fantasy music with an overwhelming saturation of Welsh music. I think most of those Welsh songs were from much later than what I was writing in. Whoops. 

The new soundtrack now has a growing mix of fantasy, some Welsh songs and actual medieval music. It's currently shorter than my old one, but that may change :).


Soooooooooo........what do y'all think? Do you like it? 



Scribblingly yours, 

Catherine Hawthorn

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35 comments

  1. This is so cool! I love it!
    So many amazing stories are entering this contest. I look at all of this and wonder if I even have a chance at all...

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  2. Ooooh what an awesome proverb! And I'm really loving your new blurb too. :D Have fun with it, and good luck with your writing! (You're sure to rock the contest!)

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  3. I think whatever you do, it will be amazing! I know you'll be able to do this. I feel like your theme is very strong. It will all work out in the end. :D

    ~Ivie
    iviewrites.blogspot.com

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  4. I LOVE THIS. You can do it, Catherine! Best of luck to my fellow contestant! *salutes*

    And that title is soooo pretty. <3 <3

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  5. That's a seriously great title! (I'm envious of your creativity because I am really bad at titles!;)

    This sounds like something I'd love to read though.

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  6. WOW this sounds super cool! I really can't wait to hear more about it :)))

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  7. Sounds beautiful and I can't wait to hear more about it. It definitely takes courage to start almost all over again. Bravo!! God bless your endeavors!

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  8. Ooh...Neat!:) I cab't wait to hear more about it.
    -Quinley

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  9. THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!! sUPER COOL.I love the sound of the new plot! :D

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  10. The theme tho <333 friend, I feel you. But Iam happy it's starting to work for you :) it is pain when you have to scrap everything! Can't wait to see where this will bring you! :)

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  11. Wow, this looks wonderful, Catherine! That proverb...wow. It says A LOT in just a few words. Which I guess is what a proverb is supposed to do, right? :)

    I'm sure this'll be a spectacular story!

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  12. OOOOOOOOOH YES ME LIKES. ME WANT PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    (ahem)

    -Lia
    catholicgirlstuff.blogspot.com
    lilahsmusicals.blogspot.com

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  13. Ooooooh, it sounds awesome!!! Can't wait to read it!!! XD I love her name. It's so pretty! :-D

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  14. Ooh, I love this blog! May have to visit more often! And the story sounds simply splendiferous. :)

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  15. I'm loving your blog and this story sounds wonderful! Can't wait to see more of it! I literally followed you everywhere so I wouldn't miss a thing hahahha

    www.letmecrossover.blogspot.com

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