My novel, the grind is chugging along and I’ve crossed the 30,000 word mark. (50,000 is the goal for the month). This process has been a blast so far and it has felt really good to take the time to write more than I ever have in one project as an adult.
I’m doing my best to follow the advice of experienced authors and get that first draft out there and completed. Then, I’ll try to keep from looking at it for a month and restructure it for draft two.
For those who are interested, it’s a science fiction story about someone who finds himself trapped in a virtual world, forced to grind for gold until he is able to pay off some debts he owes.
The game currency has been accepted in the real world as a crypto currency and even the IRS is taking not.
On top of this, he’s gone and gotten in trouble with some of the factions in the game, making the normal grinding methods difficult to accomplish without being hunted by PK squads (player killer squads made up of misanthropic 14-year old dickheads).
Even with his friends at his side, escape seems unlikely at best, impossible at worst.
And to think, when he started playing Albiona again, his main concern was that he would stay up too late playing games and his performance at work would suffer.
Anyway, I just wanted to share what I’ve been up to and let you know I’m pretty excited with it so far! Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
