Writing/personal update

Wrote some more of ‘The Gaunt Infection’, specifically, extending the Rickert’s Folly story. It’s starting to turn into something quite interesting I think, developing slowly.

Also, I’ve just about finalized the first main concepts for ‘Bonecity’.  Perhaps soon I’ll post a bit of what I’ve got.

I’ve been looking back at older bits and pieces of stories I’ve written and I believe that with some work I can fit them into some of the ‘empty spaces’ that I have with some of the settings here. It will also give them an update. I’m pleased that some of them stand up quite well to a rereading, too.

A break in my studies is coming up – I’m going to motivate myself to keep this updated more than I did last break(and, indeed, more than I have lately).

As far as my studies go, they’re going well. Coming up to the end of semester, so there’s the requisite exams and assignments that must be finalized. I’ve all but completed the last two I have, and I just have three more exams and a presentation to get through. First exam is today, second is tomorrow and the third is next Monday. The presentation will be next Tuesday(which is related to one of the assignments) and I have to hand in my final assignment on the following Friday. Everything is going smoothly and I’m quite confident in regards to the assignments and exams.

What have I done?!

Recently I did a bit of writing that took me by surprise.

The inspiration came with a jolt and it continued to flow in a steady stream. After about 7.3 pages of writing I stopped and just stared. I was amazed. Usually I did not write so much so soon after a new idea had been concieved yet – there it was.

What was the most disturbing about this was the genre it was in. I had written the beginnings of a romantic story. There was no cosmic horror, no lurking creatures. And I enjoyed writing it.

This doesn’t mean I’m going to make a ‘romance’ catagory or whatnot, don’t worry. And writing romance isn’t something alien to me – but making it the sole focus of a story, making romantic goals the main motivation behind the characters – I hadn’t done that before.

I’ll be writing some more of it as time goes on. I’m still surprised at myself at this point however.