A bit late this week, but I’ve been fighting off what might be the flu; it’s been going around the office something fierce, and I think it’s trying to bring me down. So far it’s not gotten worse than a runny nose, a cough (which seems to be developing into a seasonal cough I always seem to get around spring that lasts forever but then suddenly developed into a sore throat...
Consume Less, Create More
Exploring Space (RPGs)
Nothing too major this week, but I’ve been trying to get myself back on course and start working on my Sci-Fantasy RPG setting, and so have been reviewing my choices for a good system that can handle what I need it to do. My initial plan is to make use of a modified version of the Star Wars Saga Edition rules; I have pretty much all the books and played the hell out of it for years, so...
Struggles in Writing – A Multiverse of Possibilities
-A galaxy-spanning space opera, with treasure hunters and giant robots. -An Old West that is not our own, filled with a mix of fantastic races and ancient technologies. -A world of super-powered heroes and villains facing off in a world ruled by the offended with social media accounts. -The hills of Eastern Kentucky, but filled with horrors beyond imagining. -A post-apocalyptic land with mutants...
From the Post Apocalypse to the Far Future (With Giant Robots!)
Proving that my mind knows no ability to stay focused anymore, I’ve found myself on a completely different train of thought since Saturday morning. A friend of mine showed me the trailer for the new Sakura Wars game that is coming out in April, and I was reminded that I hadn’t gone back and listened to the original version of the opening theme that I fell in love with back in the 90s...
Exploring Retrofuturism and Hauntology
Well, I had intended to make something of a weekly post here, but thanks to a delay at the start of the week due to an issue with my eye (massive floaters suddenly appeared in my left eye; turns out it was a blood vessel that detached after some laser surgery I had a few months ago. The Doctor doesn’t seem to think it’s indicative of anything worse, though, so that’s good. And...
New Beginnings as I Struggle to Change Myself
Hey, everyone. It’s been a while, and that’s completely my fault. This last year has been a struggle, mostly with myself, as I try to find some kind of balance in my life that I’m satisfied with. Let me lay it out…I’m going to be 37 this year, and with that, there’s been a lot of baggage on my mind. The big one is that my father and his brother both died in...
Time Flies, and Life’s Struggles Continue
I swear, I just don’t know where the time goes these days. It’s already over halfway through November, Thanksgiving is next week, and I am feeling like I’m floundering to get a grip on things. I’ve had some health issues relating to diabetes, but at least for the time being it seems that this issue is being dealt with in a good way. The doctor changed my medication...
So What’s Up With Me?
Where have I been? Why have I stopped writing? Well, I haven’t stopped writing, I’ve just made a fraction of the progress I’ve hoped for the last couple months. Work has been picking up more than ever, and I’ve struggled to keep a balance between that and my life outside of work. I have made some progress, in that I’ve actually started on writing the first of my...
Back in the Saddle
Officially finished with the other, non-writing project I’ve been working on this past month, so now I’m back to focusing on my worldbuilding and story development. Look for the third entry in my Providence horror series soon.
Update: I’m Going For It!
Well, after some time to reflect, I’ve decided that I’m making my main focus first off my science fiction setting. I keep going back to it more than all the other ideas at the moment, and I really want to explore it more now given the crap being produced for my former two favorite sci-fi universes (Star Wars and Star Trek). I’ve started a new World Anvil page that I will...