Comes back around...

[uberreiniger]

So the lost friend from a few days ago? E-mailed me today, and not to say what I expected. It was an apology, and the acknowledgment that while things would never be as they once were, there would be parting with no animosity. Parting as friends, as it were, even if that's a strange way of thinking of it for me.

I'll be honest, I was relieved. I guess this is what that "closure" everyone is always talking about feels like. Never really gotten that from any situation in my life. It's a novel and relaxing feeling.

I have been very prolific by my standards as far as writing goes lately. My New Year's resolution was to write every day and so far I am sticking to it. Here's a brief run down of projects, in case you care.

-D&D campaign using the "new and improved" Pathfinder rules system published by Paizo games. I'm creating my own game world for it to take place in. It's strange but in all my years of playing I've stuck to the game's published settings and never made one of my own, yet I've never been satisfied with the published stuff available. This campaign isn't even ambitious: no saving the world, just questing and fighting some monsters. Yet the world-building feels really important and really fun. Even if I don't get enough players to put it to use it's still been an awesome exercise. Maybe I can use the world in fiction if nothing else? Or publish the modules on-line. Who knows?

-New erotica novella. Well, not technically new since I've been made two false starts on it before, but this time things are clicking. Once again, I feel I was too ambitious with it before and was trying to force the story to go in a certain direction. This time I'm letting it take its own shape and writing it feels less like a chore. It's another Apocalypse Woman story; again not a direct sequel to the main work. But it does let me play with some areas and cultures that are mentioned in the main work but are not important to its ongoing meta plot. Of course it will be sexy, but the main character is far more of a submissive than the previous heroines who even when they're in the hands of aggressive lovers are still pretty take-charge kind of gals. Again, it's all about playing with things I want to depict in the world but don't fit into the main plot. Hopefully people who have read the first one will like it and won't be like, "Why doesn't he quit fooling around and get back to the main story!"

-Comedy sketch for Champagne Players; an acting troupe I perform with at SCA events. This will be my second year performing with them and my first time writing. I'm nervous because I really respect these people and want to deliver a quality scene but I think I'll be okay. Long ago I had an idea for William Shakespeare as a time-traveling super hero. At the rate I write I doubt I'll ever write the novel so it was time to adapt it into sketch comedy format. Now, for a working title. Shakespeare In Time: The Beginning or Bard Force: Origins? Decisions, decisions...

I need more hours in a day. At least not having that friend drama is bound to free some time up.

Comments

[adele87.livejournal.com]

Totally random but I wish you signed on Yahoo still.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I've just been busy and lazy. I'll try to be on more.

[adele87.livejournal.com]

Yeah, would appreciate guy advice. :p

[punkyami-chan.livejournal.com]

Hubby, our friends and I are playing a Pathfinder campaign right now. I almost died last night. Good thing Hubby is playing a Cleric. :p We like it a lot and even though my experience is limited, having played one 1st ed campaign and a couple 3.5's, my friends and hubby say Pathfinder is what 4th ed should have been. I take their word for it.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

4th ed. is a fine game but it's not the D&D I grew up with. I'm glad someone else is carrying on its torch. This will be my first time running the Pathfinder rules but I like them a lot just based on what my reading.

[rustie25.livejournal.com]

We are still playing in 3.5 edition. What edition would it have been when I played like 15 years ago? I don't know enough about the rules to really say which I like better.

Too bad we don't live closer, or Matt and I would totally play in your world!

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Fifteen years ago? That would have been right on the cusp between 2nd ed. and 3rd ed. I didn't know you know you guys were still playing. Indeed, too bad we're not closer.

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

World building is an amazing feeling!! And I've rarely played a published campaign I was truly impressed with.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

This world is basically a "greatest hits" version of various worlds I've played in, keeping the few parts I really like and ditching the rest, changing names to remove irrelevancy, etc. It's also got its share of ideas of my own. I don't care if it's the greatest fantasy setting ever, I just want it to be fun.

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

Exactly!
I'm just using mine as a tool to write my story (and have fun of course).

I'm totally getting the newly designed logo tattooed on me either today or tomorrow. I cannot wait!

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Do share photos!

[ravenbrenna.livejournal.com]

I will definitely be posting them once I have gotten them :)