»King George III«
Olaf Langmack:
In 2014 I had made two unvoluntary experiences that generally are considered life-changing. Inspired by these experiences, I set out to decipher and publish my story. As reference I established my self-narrative through a series of episodes in February 2015. (…) However, I couldn't find a way to describe it convincingly.[1] I concluded that instead of an autobiography, I would have to write an autofictional novel, even without any experience or training. The fictional element became an impossible machine, which could read and print thoughts. This trick in 2020 [2] eventually brought a life-changing self-realization and in the process a satisfying conclusion of this project.
Production archive
Outline:
| # | from | until | Motive | Pages | Format | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 July 2014 September |
Trigger | |||||
| 2014 December | Sketch | 1 | square | Sample page | ||
| 1 | 2015 February | 2015 April | Image story | 57 | " | Print template |
| 2 – 6 | 2015 Juni | 2015 Oktober | Image novella with graphics and photographs non-linear narrating [3] |
62 – 69 | Portrait | Print templates |
| 7 | 2015 November | 2016 February | Fine work towards a review | 119 | " | Sample copy (Hardcover) |
| 2016 February | Review [1] | |||||
| 8 | 2016 June | 2017 June | Traditional narrating with text and images Narrative model of the psyche Separation of internal and external narrative |
External: 157 Internal: 50 |
" | — |
| 9 – 10 | 2018 August | 2018 October | Rough drafts | — | " | — |
| 2020 September | Blind spot [2] | |||||
| 11 First draft | 2020 May | 2020 December | Pseudonymous second author external: rough draft internal: complete draft [3] |
External: 228 Internal: – |
" | Print template |
| 12 Second draft | 2021 August | 2022 May | Complete internal narrative | 350 | " | " |
| 13 Final draft | 2023 March | 2023 July | Without second author Separated internal narrative [3] Historical context |
Novel: 265 Brochure: 59 |
" | Sample copy (Hardcover) |
Notes
- ↑ a b The review resulted in irreconcilable creative differences between mentor and author. As response, and before changing course eventually, he published an image novella on the topic of memory, the novel's core theme. With the breakthrough to the first draft of the novel, it became clear that the title of this image novella was a premonition in several respects.
- ↑ a b Complete and detailed description of his Blind Spot within a single day
- ↑ a b c Japanese rhetoric