Entries from July 2009

July 25, 2009

Finding an Ending

I’ve stumbled across a problem in a story I’m writing: I’ve come to the end.
No, I don’t mean I’ve finished it. And I didn’t get to the same end of the piece which I’d originally plotted for it. I thought I had quite a while to go–my outline has twenty major points on it, and [...]

July 18, 2009

RPG Profession: Writer

I like to make things fun for myself. To try turning life into a game. Well, how’s this? Turn “being a writer” into an RPG! I devised an “experience point” progression based on how many words I write per day. This is a good motivator to keep writing everyday because I get to level [...]