NaNoWriMo - Oh yeah, I was writing something...

I once again prove to be not very disciplined. It is now November 22nd, and I finally got some more writing done in my NaNoWriMo project. About another 3,000 words. I'm either not going to make the goal (again), or I'm going to have one crazy last week of November.

In addition to my creative writing project, it turns out that 'Elephants' parts 2 and 3 will be combined into a single part, since the word count of what would be part 3 is much lower than I originally expected. I do still expect to have that edited, revised and published for December 5th, so keep your eyes peeled.

If I can get this second creative piece ready for January 5th, I'll be a happy writer.

And finally, as far as Round 10 work goes, final edits have been made for multiple sections. We are fast approaching the release of the Core Rulebook, only 6 months behind schedule! Stay tuned for where and how you can get your hands on a copy!

This post is really just a generic update, and also a plug. Make sure you check out the Round 10 website, my book 'Elephants in the Living Room - Part One' on Amazon (be kind and leave a review!), and Round 10 on Facebook.

NaNoWriMo - A Late Start

Well my friends, National Novel Writer's Month is upon us, and I am already behind. As of today, it is November 6th, and the goal for any NaNoWriMo participant is to write a 50,000 word story by 11.30, averaging a goal of 1666 words every day.

Today I sat down to start towards that goal, and got to 3762. A decent start, and one that will easily erase my word debt if I keep my current pace.

I won't release anything of the plot, premise or characters other than to say it is fantasy/fiction. More will be revealed as it fills out throughout the month.

Elephants in the Living Room - Part 1 (Release Notes)

As of today, November 5th, 2013, the first part of my story 'Elephants in the Living Room' is available through Amazon for digital purchase for $2.99. It's about 108 pages long, in and around 44k words, and will be followed by two pieces of similar size, which will round out the 'Elephants' story.

Elephants at the Door

I finally did it. As of today, November 4th, I have submitted the first third of my novel, 'Elephants in the Living Room', to Kindle Direct Publishing. By tomorrow morning it should be available for purchase. It feels strange. Scary and euphoric all at once.

In editing and revising the piece these last few days, I questioned whether or not I should rewrite it from the ground up. The language it uses is very indicative of the time I originally wrote it, which was nearly seven years ago now. It doesn't sound like my current writing. However, I decided to leave it as-is, since the tone, diction, and overall feeling is very important to the story being told. No use screwing up that by injecting current-me's attitudes and language.

Anyways, I will post a link when it is up for sale. The only thing holding it back right now, that I can see being an issue, is the fact that there are other pieces with very similar titles. But it shouldn't be too hard to make any necessary changes.

Stay tuned to Experience Points for more info on how you can get a hold of your own digital copy of my first book!

What is a Writer who doesn't Write?

Wow, browsing the Vlog posts is an interesting pass-time. It's like a facial hair gallery. Anyways, it's been a while since I made a text post, so here's my attempt at channeling my inner writer. Who, as you may well know, I am trying to bring out again.

My focus for my future has changed, yet again. This blog was started to help follow my drive for teaching and becoming an English teacher. However, with certain circumstances these last couple of months, mainly my financial situation, the educational hoops, jobs changing, family emergencies, theater productions and closing in on Round 10's final stages of production, my drive and desire to teach has been curbed in light of what is more readily viewed as 'real life'.