This entry is about the book I am planning to self-publish within the next year. The title will be Lucid Lines from an Insane Mind, because I love the paradoxical nature of lucidity stemming from insanity.
The book is going to be 5 sections with 15 poems each, 5 interlude poems and 1 final poem, totaling 81 poems (9 is my favorite number, 8 + 1 = 9, so cool beans). I now have 67 poems for it, so I have 14 poems remaining to write to complete it. Woohoo!
Here is my proposed outline for this book as it stands now:
**Dulcet Tones** [Part One]
Clear and Sweet
The sun is brightly shining overhead as we bask in its warmth.
# Bask in Your Light
# Dreaming
# Hear My Heart
# Meant To Be
Interlude I
Late afternoon filters the air with a lazy tone, and we slip into a short, lighthearted break.
# I Wish I Could
Pangs
Slowly sinking on the horizon, the sun washes everything in soft pastels.
# My True Heart
# Glances
# Forever
# Strangers in the Day
# If I Love You
# Letting Go of My Heart
# Bathed in Blue
Interlude II
Grays and darker entities become more pronounced--let's transition to this brightly colored interval before dim night approaches.
# Ophir
Torn Apart
The sun is gone from the sky. A feeble moon shines down a spectral light.
# Shards in the Moonlight
# frozen statues
# Moonlight Kite
# The Arrival of Winter
# Cut Me Up
# Responsibility
# Partner Soul
# Emo
Interlude III
Night is muted and filled with vague shapes, far darker than the dreamscape in this next quick intermission.
# A Strange Celebration
**Cries of the Lost** [Part Two]
Unbalanced
The moon is fading and will soon be covered with clouds. Eeries noises punctuated with occasional muffled cries pierce our senses.
# The Seeds of Wisdom
# A Wandering Spirit
# The Playground
# Part of Me
# Who I Am
# Wasting Away
# The Whirlwind
# A melancholic tune
# Standing by the Gate
# The Damaged Soul
# Baby
# shuffle, without repeat
# The Box
# The Riddle
# White Rabbit
Interlude IV
Deep night is empty and cold. We shiver without covering when we take another fast hiatus.
# disconnect
Final Passage
This darkest hour is suffused by the ponderous weight of ominous shadow and dread fright.
# Periphery
# song of the journey's end
# The Shadow's Deep
# The Salmon
# The Starting Tale
# The Damned
# The Vampire's Lament
# Flesh and Blood
# Below the Cellar
# The Morning After
# An Offering
# my Demon
# Parting the Cracked Glass
# cold embrace
# indigo petals
# zombie
Interlude V
From despair, we recess into random thoughts before the finale.
# streaming
**Morning Returns** [Epilogue]
The sun's rays peek out onto the horizon again, gradually rising for a new day.
# Dark to Light
The book is going to be 5 sections with 15 poems each, 5 interlude poems and 1 final poem, totaling 81 poems (9 is my favorite number, 8 + 1 = 9, so cool beans). I now have 67 poems for it, so I have 14 poems remaining to write to complete it. Woohoo!
Here is my proposed outline for this book as it stands now:
**Dulcet Tones** [Part One]
Clear and Sweet
The sun is brightly shining overhead as we bask in its warmth.
# Bask in Your Light
# Dreaming
# Hear My Heart
# Meant To Be
Interlude I
Late afternoon filters the air with a lazy tone, and we slip into a short, lighthearted break.
# I Wish I Could
Pangs
Slowly sinking on the horizon, the sun washes everything in soft pastels.
# My True Heart
# Glances
# Forever
# Strangers in the Day
# If I Love You
# Letting Go of My Heart
# Bathed in Blue
Interlude II
Grays and darker entities become more pronounced--let's transition to this brightly colored interval before dim night approaches.
# Ophir
Torn Apart
The sun is gone from the sky. A feeble moon shines down a spectral light.
# Shards in the Moonlight
# frozen statues
# Moonlight Kite
# The Arrival of Winter
# Cut Me Up
# Responsibility
# Partner Soul
# Emo
Interlude III
Night is muted and filled with vague shapes, far darker than the dreamscape in this next quick intermission.
# A Strange Celebration
**Cries of the Lost** [Part Two]
Unbalanced
The moon is fading and will soon be covered with clouds. Eeries noises punctuated with occasional muffled cries pierce our senses.
# The Seeds of Wisdom
# A Wandering Spirit
# The Playground
# Part of Me
# Who I Am
# Wasting Away
# The Whirlwind
# A melancholic tune
# Standing by the Gate
# The Damaged Soul
# Baby
# shuffle, without repeat
# The Box
# The Riddle
# White Rabbit
Interlude IV
Deep night is empty and cold. We shiver without covering when we take another fast hiatus.
# disconnect
Final Passage
This darkest hour is suffused by the ponderous weight of ominous shadow and dread fright.
# Periphery
# song of the journey's end
# The Shadow's Deep
# The Salmon
# The Starting Tale
# The Damned
# The Vampire's Lament
# Flesh and Blood
# Below the Cellar
# The Morning After
# An Offering
# my Demon
# Parting the Cracked Glass
# cold embrace
# indigo petals
# zombie
Interlude V
From despair, we recess into random thoughts before the finale.
# streaming
**Morning Returns** [Epilogue]
The sun's rays peek out onto the horizon again, gradually rising for a new day.
# Dark to Light
Comments
Part One Dulcet Tones
Section I Clear and Sweet - 4/15
Interlude I - 1/1
Section II Pangs - 5/15
Interlude II - 1/1
Section III Torn Apart - 6/15
Interlude III - 1/1
Total = 18/48
Need 30
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Part Two Cries of the Lost
Section IV Unbalanced - 10/15
Interlude IV - 1/1
Section V Final Passage - 13/15
Section V Interlude - 1/1
Epilogue Morning Returns - 1/1
Total = 26/33
Need 7
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Total = 44/81
Need 37
Part One Dulcet Tones
Section I Clear and Sweet - 4/15
Interlude I - 1/1
Section II Pangs - 7/15
Interlude II - 1/1
Section III Torn Apart - 8/15
Interlude III - 1/1
Total = /48
Need 26
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Part Two Cries of the Lost
Section IV Unbalanced - 15/15
Interlude IV - 1/1
Section V Final Passage - 16/15
Section V Interlude - 1/1
Epilogue Morning Returns - 1/1
Total = 33/33
Need -1
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Total = 55/81
Need 26
The -1 connotates that I need to remove one from Section V (due to having 16 there). It's likely going to end up being "Below the Cellar" if I am yanking one out of there.
NathanKP - Inkweaver Review