»(Autofictional Novel)«
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[edit]
Outline:
# | from | until | Motive | Pages | Format | Maturity |
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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[edit]
- ↑ Jump up to: a b The review resulted in irreconcilable creative differences between mentor and author. As response he published an image novella on the topic of memory, the novel's core theme.
- ↑ Jump up to: a b Complete and detailed description of his Blind Spot within a single day – five and a half years after the start of project
- ↑ Jump up to: a b c Japanese rhetoric