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One year older and small talk.
14 years ago
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
-William Shakespeare Well…one year older, 24 years of living. Almost funny how there’s always a point when you reach a certain age that a birthday becomes, well, whoop-de-do. Of course, it doesn’t help my mood much that I feel I’ve accomplished very little in the last year. I mean, just look at my gallery; I’ve hardly posted anything literary in the last 10 months, and it’s not like any of them were large projects. I should be able to put out stories like that once a month (maybe I’ll try making that a “birthday resolution”). And I’m still mostly in that rut, though it’s not quite as bad as it was before. Anyway, not much else to say at the moment, so I’ll just fill out this journal with what’s on my mind.
Getting close to finishing Dead Space 2 (boy, have I been on and off playing that game, which is also unusual for me). It is, hands down, better than the first, and the first was pretty good. Giving Isaac a voice and personality made the story so much more interesting, not to mention plausible. Seriously, the whole “silent protagonist” thing gets a little strained with everyone talking at you and you say nothing, especially when you ought to say something, like, say, when your girlfriend shows up.
As for future games, I’m waiting on Borderlands 2 and Diablo 3. Everything I’ve heard about both games has me wanting them, especially Diablo 3. That just seems like a game I can play through multiple times without getting bored.
A project I’m still formulating is making a story that I can get into the kindle bookstore. I still have to see how that works, but even if I sell it there for 99 cents, as it seems a fair amount of people are doing, maybe I can get some name recognition, and that could lead to getting my foot in the door someplace. I don’t have to worry about getting some sort of deal with a publisher, which should make things a lot easier, though I still have to research exactly how one can get a work into the kindle bookstore. It’s highly unlikely that it’ll be “furry lit”, but I might make an overhaul to my piece “Love under the Moon” (which was the first piece I ever posted here actually), which features a werewolf. Unfortunately I feel that piece needs some serious reworking, as looking back the cultist plot I originally had just seems so corny now, not to mention there are a few plot holes that are admittedly kinda glossed over.
As much of a money sink as it seems at times, I’m also a Magic: The Gathering player and am looking forward the new Innistrad block. I’m a little bummed that now that they’re doing decent werewolves, they don’t seem to possess regeneration. I mean…I’m pretty sure that’s been a staple for a while, even if that wasn’t a part of the original legend. Ah well, with how regeneration works, it would have been a bit awkward in conjunction with the new transform mechanic. Still, looking forward to prerelease.
And I think that about covers it for now. I hope to have you all hearing from me more often in the near future, preferably in the form of submissions and not rants about my rut. Got a new idea I want to run with featuring Conall and Sharon, as my "Secrets of the Frontier" plot has currently stalled. I really need to get something done that I can feel proud of.
Getting close to finishing Dead Space 2 (boy, have I been on and off playing that game, which is also unusual for me). It is, hands down, better than the first, and the first was pretty good. Giving Isaac a voice and personality made the story so much more interesting, not to mention plausible. Seriously, the whole “silent protagonist” thing gets a little strained with everyone talking at you and you say nothing, especially when you ought to say something, like, say, when your girlfriend shows up.
As for future games, I’m waiting on Borderlands 2 and Diablo 3. Everything I’ve heard about both games has me wanting them, especially Diablo 3. That just seems like a game I can play through multiple times without getting bored.
A project I’m still formulating is making a story that I can get into the kindle bookstore. I still have to see how that works, but even if I sell it there for 99 cents, as it seems a fair amount of people are doing, maybe I can get some name recognition, and that could lead to getting my foot in the door someplace. I don’t have to worry about getting some sort of deal with a publisher, which should make things a lot easier, though I still have to research exactly how one can get a work into the kindle bookstore. It’s highly unlikely that it’ll be “furry lit”, but I might make an overhaul to my piece “Love under the Moon” (which was the first piece I ever posted here actually), which features a werewolf. Unfortunately I feel that piece needs some serious reworking, as looking back the cultist plot I originally had just seems so corny now, not to mention there are a few plot holes that are admittedly kinda glossed over.
As much of a money sink as it seems at times, I’m also a Magic: The Gathering player and am looking forward the new Innistrad block. I’m a little bummed that now that they’re doing decent werewolves, they don’t seem to possess regeneration. I mean…I’m pretty sure that’s been a staple for a while, even if that wasn’t a part of the original legend. Ah well, with how regeneration works, it would have been a bit awkward in conjunction with the new transform mechanic. Still, looking forward to prerelease.
And I think that about covers it for now. I hope to have you all hearing from me more often in the near future, preferably in the form of submissions and not rants about my rut. Got a new idea I want to run with featuring Conall and Sharon, as my "Secrets of the Frontier" plot has currently stalled. I really need to get something done that I can feel proud of.
I too also coudln't see any advantage in using a publisher. I'm self-publishing my book on amazon createspace, printed book, which costs nothing except for proof copies, and they offer the option of kindle conversion for $69. When you're ready, drop me a note and I'd be happy to share my experience with you.
My advice for you, young feller, never stay at a job or in a relationship for more than 2-3 years if it's not going anywhere . . . and never let low self-esteem get in your way, be bold!
As for the insights on getting published, I'll take you up on that offer at some point for sure. Getting first hand knowledge from someone who's been through it is certainly something I'd be interested in. Out of curiosity, do you have any tips on how to acquire quality critics on works? Good critique seems to be very difficult to come by, and I know having a mind other than my own look at my works would likely help wonders.