I’ll be honest, if you asked me what “The Miller’s Tale” was a week ago, I would’ve probably said something about a Whiter Shade of Pale and Annie Lennox (and maybe said something about A Knight’s Tale, which I am 99.9% sure has nothing to do with Chaucer, although it is a silly, fun bit of cinema).
Having now read the story… yeah, okay. It’s better than I expected, and while I still wish I didn’t have to read it in Middle English, I am a bit less bitter about that now. The story Chaucer told almost a thousand years ago (800? There’s abouts?) feels contemporary in a lot of ways. It was fun! And funny! And surprisingly egalitarian in its own way.
I have a short assignment on it due in a week, so I’ll be cranking that out in the next few days (I always like finishing assignments early and then revising… a habit from my writing of fiction, actually, since my work is usually very rough when initially formed and then refined through extensive editing). And then back to the novel!
I actually have a full week off scheduled in the middle of February (coinciding with Reading Week), and the current plan is to have the novel done by the first or second day of that, and then to dive right into writing Novel 2 for 2021! I know I need to get a head of the curve, because something will go wrong at some point, and I need some work stored for when that happens.
Anyway! Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy, and here’s to a strong and happy February!