It occurred to me the other day that I’ve taken on a freelance job where I am being paid to write fiction. I think this is the first time I’ve been paid for my writing instead of graphic design. The project consists of writing scenarios and dialogue for what is essentially a computer game. So it isn’t like writing a story; it’s very nonlinear. You’d think that with all my experience writing play-by-email games that this would be a snap. But it’s been difficult to get a grasp on it. I have to come up with these free-floating dialogues that may or may not happen based on the player’s actions. It’s a learning experience, at least. At best I get to say that I wrote dialogue for a game!
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Visitation
Had to go over to the compound today for a bit of consultation. Showed Jimmy my “magic eyeball.” He’s not too thrilled with the idea of having to replace all the retinal scanners. When I told him they’re as popular as Gameboys in Shinjuku and all the hep cats have ‘em on their keychains, well… he just about flipped.
Anyhow… I wasn’t there to rap with Jimmy. Gossard wanted my opinion on the enzyme micro-tracers they were field testing at Hot Topic. When the natural oils in a customer’s fingertips came in contact with the ink on their receipt, the tracers activated. Brilliant. Now I can watch little pulses of light move from Coronado down to the Pulse and then back to soccer mom’s house in the heights.
Results
The syndicate had moved the transmitter once again. Almost lost the breadcrumb trail this morning and ended up on the right side of town. I punched in the GPS coords, timestamped the packet and got out of there. Half an hour later the slot in the restroom of Dunkin Donuts spooled out a message: “Hope is the last train leaving the station. Faith says you can catch it.”
The Novella is done!
Finally, I’ve completed the last revisions and I’m ready to call it done. Here it is, in PDF format:
Novella
I got schooled by Amanda last night and discovered I’m still about 40,000 words short of a novel. I guess my info was outdated. So I guess I just have a novella that’s almost 30,000 words long. Sigh.
2nd Draft Finished!
I finally got my act together and finished the 2nd draft of my novella! I added about 20 pages since the first draft! I’ve sent it out to a couple of people for review and critiques. If I end up doing a third draft, it won’t be as drastic a revision. Just tightening and tuning the writing.
Gumdrops
About two years ago I lost the ability to fly. Not like Superman, nothing so impressive. Just a loose kind of upright hovering, as though my heart were suspended from a cloud passing high overhead. The onsets came unannounced: Electricity warmed my spine and I simply inhaled, drifting upward, dangling until I could push off a nearby wall or streetlight.
It unnerved passersby. Spontaneously flying people were unsafe or at least untrustworthy. Continue reading →
Award-Winning Author
I visit Dave in Seattle with Ryan and Laura.
I win the Alibi’s Short Short Fiction contest with the story “The Numbers Game.”
The Numbers Game
Maybe if you rub those tickets together, you’ll excite the numbers. But listen to me, friend, you don’t ever want to let them rub off on you. Don’t even look at them too much or you might get Marked. You think you’re gambling now, but you don’t know the half of it. Before the numbers catch up with you, I better tell you about Dave. Continue reading →
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Begin an internship at High Ground Digital in Terre Haute, Indiana. I start learning 3D Modeling and digital video editing.
I win the Outstanding Playwright award for “All We See and Seem.”
I also win the Outstanding Supporting Actor award for my role as Sarge in “Off Kennedy’s Yacht.” I portrayed a 60 year-old one-armed man who owned a bar in Texas.