It’s ok…
It’s ok for first drafts to suck.
It’s ok for first drafts to suck.
It’s ok for first drafts to suck.
That’s what first drafts are *for,* right?
Progress!
I’ve got nearly 4,000 words of a new short story written, and I’m really happy with how both it and the world/culture it takes place in are shaping up!
Here’s hoping I can keep this up, and maybe even finish a draft this weekend. 
Tomorrow, though, we’re going to go see The Dark Knight Rises! There’ll be six of us going, so whether it’s amazing and incredible and lives up to all expectations, or disappointing beyond belief, we should have a good time. (I’m really hoping for amazing and incredible, though!)
Motor-Unicycle!
No, really!
Click the picture to read about how it was developed.
Going into production in January 2013!
It’s like a Segway, only badass.
Speaking of which, this looks horrible in totally awesome ways:
Summer Glau, Peter Dinklage, larping, demons… what more could you want?
Crossfit Games!
Sorry for the absence of cool posts. (or any posts at all…)
So here, to make up for it, the super-cool (and currently taking up most of my attention) Crossfit Games!
There’s live streaming coverage via ESPN 3 and Reebok at the link above, and they also post most of it as videos you can watch any time.
Deciding… sort of
So, my current plan is to go back to writing a story every week, but much less strictly than with the old story a week challenge. If I need to take a week off, I will, and I won’t be posting them here, at least not immediately. I’ll also be writing them with the intent of publishing them, either singly or as collections – but not until I think they’re ready.
It worked well with Refuge, so I’m going to see if I can do some more “episodic narratives,” as John Scalzi calls it.
First off, I’ve finally got an actual story for my not-cats! I’ve been wanting to write one for ages.
So what will you be seeing here? Well, updates like this one, and I’ll also try to post links to things I find cool or inspiring at least once a week. Whenever I publish a collection, I’m also planning to post the first story here as a sample.
Of course, as always, I may change my mind somewhere along the way and start working on something else. But I think this is a good plan for now.
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