Ahh, Midwinter Break... a week of "working" which really translated to playing with the 5-year old, playing through Mass Effect 3 (I'm still getting the hang of the combat system) and poking at my writing.
Not the most productive week I've ever had but a good week over all.
On Mind the Thorns:
I'm halfway through the next chapter. This one is proving a bit harder to write than I'd like mostly because I also see that it's time to start to move towards some resolutions of the story. No new updates this week but expect one soon.
On Bastion: The Last Hope
This week saw the first posting of a video diary for Bastion, specifically the personal log of Emma Morgan, Mr. Max Ryan's personal assistant. It was one of the most exciting things to do with this project and I'm very excited by the way it turned out. I'm looking forward to doing more of these to support the story.
On Fictional Omens
One of the challenges of writing is to keep the language evenly balanced for what you want to accomplish: Being true to your source material as well as being readable to your audience. Some people (Meyers) do little to no research at all and thus have wildly inaccurate facts in their writing while others go to such an extreme (Clancy, Crichten) that you almost learn more about the subjects than you do about the plot. This week I take a look at that on a smaller scale.
At home:
This weekend is the birthday of my beloved so it's out for free birthday dinners, enjoying family time and maybe sneaking out to do some sledding. I've been putting more time into Mass Effect 3 and the game is growing on me. I love the story, I love characters, but I'm still getting the hang of the combat system. It's just a little too soupy compared to a dedicated shooter to really be fun for me after all my hours on Call of Duty.
And.... your weekly video:
I am absolutely cheating and this week's video is the video diary of Emma Morgan, one of the characters in Bastion: The Last Hope. Yes, I'm using my own blog to post chapters of my web novel. Sue me.
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