Put an end to 1337 speak...

Well, I feel it is my civic duty to share the following animated gif with you.


I feel that says it all. Move along, n00bs.

Chapter 3: Close enough I can taste it.

Well, normally people use blogs to bitch about their personal lives. Me? I keep that to myself, while I bitch about my writing life. As of late, the words haven't flowed. I've skipped all but one of my 5 classes since school started, 3 of which I've not been too.. this is the second week of classes. Ugh.

Still, I sat down tonight, and the words came. They flowed. A bit rambly, but they flowed, and I think it makes for a good scene. I just need to end it, and chapter 3. I'm 1000 words away from my target goal of 7,000 words per chapter. I need to get a move on if I want to finish this by next X-mas. I think I can do it. My Current goal is 10 chapters my the end of the semester. Since I'm almost a 3rd there, it might happen. Maybe.

Arc 3 is a bit on hold right now. I want to change some of Arc 2, and possibly even some of Arc 3. I also don't have the energy for doing much more. I might even start work on arc 5, which might really be Arc 6. I'm going slower than I planned with the Arcs. I need to put another arc in between 3 and the discovery of the Overseer Ship. I still plan that to be early, but I don't think it works to have it THIS early. Though, perhaps it will. That's something to talk to Keith about. I might outline it. That could ease the decision.

Still, I'm excited about the comic. There's plenty there, and there's always room for more. I don't have an end to the comic yet, as it's closely tied to the novel. I don't have an ending for that yet either. I think it will involve some of the characters leaving. Not sure.

Anyway, I need to go do something for a little while. Perhaps do some more writing. Or sleep.

Arc 3: On Schedule

Well, I'm about a fourth of the way through the nominal 20 strips for Arc 3.. I'm digging it. It's an adaptation of a short story I wrote (never finished) and I'm rather proud of how it's turning out. I think Keith will hate me though; there's some demanding art it will need.. like right off the bat.

Something that's interesting about it is how I depart from the main characters. They're in the Arc, but not till about 10 strips in. (Well David's in there from about 3 onward). We aren't following them, we're following a side character, whom may or may not ever show up again. I kinda like splitting up who we're following across different Arcs. Just wait till Arc 4....

Well, back to working on it.

The Talk; Edited

Well, I just edited "The Talk". I think this version flows better. Check it out in the side bar.

Merry X-Mas

Well, I know I'd had some goals for this christmas, but I missed them. I'm fine with that. I've been working very hard for my job, and I've been planning some hard work for the comic. I'm pretty excited about were it's going, and what Keith will be doing with it. So things are looking up there.

That being said, I just wrote about 2k words in the last hour. My fingers are now getting cold thanks to the 50 degrees my parents keep their house, but meh. It works. So, yeah, I think I'm gunna warm my fingers, and then do some more writing, and finish off this chapter. (2300 words left till I hit 7k, which is my per chapter goal.)

I've been thinking about posting chapter 1 and 2 for people to read. I might, I might not. I need to think about this.

New Job, Short Stories, Delays

Well, I've started a new job that prevents me from having the kind of free time I would like to finish the Chapters in a timely manner. That's ok; I can work around it. I hope. It will Delay things, however.

Still, I've found time to use some of the burning creativity in my brain to write a short story. Here is the link, enjoy. (It is also being added to the sidebar of the blog.)

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcxc3wvb_24fm8cb4

I rather enjoy this one, even if it is only a single page. It says everything that I think needs to be said.

Outline! W00t!

Well, I've now got little white happy pills, and as a sort of placebo effect, I've got the energy to start the outline for the 7th Game. Here it is:

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcxc3wvb_23f62wx5

Now, it's not complete, but it's complete enough I can finish Chapter 3, and starts Chapter 4 with some idea of where I'm going. Isn't this great?