Finished part one (first four chapters) of Ron today. Hurrah. That clocks in at somewhere around 30,000 to 35,000 words. In the first draft of Ron, part one was about 5,000 words. I knew I was doing a second draft before finishing the first one for a reason – the whole piece was being thrown out of whack by the too-short opening.
Anyway, there are four parts, plus ‘bonus’ chapters between the parts. If this wordcount is any guide, I’m gonna hit (4x30k + 3x7k=141k) about 140,000 words for the first completed manuscript.
Just like In Move.
And just like Fell Legacy.
Hmmm. There seems to be a pattern forming here.
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In other news, I seem to be entering the category of published RPG writery guy.
Appearing in next month’s Signs & Portents is ‘Breakdown Control’, a crazy game setting thing written for Gar Hanrahan‘s OGL Horror. It’s a good piece. I’m proud of it. I tried to make it something that Warren Ellis (careful – Warren’s site isn’t worksafe) would look at and say: “This is good.” I think I managed a “this doesn’t suck,” which is good enough for me.
Here’s the blurb for those to lazy to click:
“Breakdown Control – A violent world of brutal terror opens up in this new campaign toolkit for OGL Horror. One minute you are nobody special, then you receive a briefcase and inside a cellphone is ringing. Well, are you going to answer it? Of course you are.”
If that doesn’t seem like my writing, you’re right. But it does the job well enough. No-one’s gonna buy it for the OGL Horror stuff – it has a Paranoia XP adventure within and that’s gonna be the big drawcard, methinks.
But my article’s gonna be the best thing in it.
(I have to say that.)
why that has just cone and given me an idea;
you + OGL Horror + Signs & Portents issue #15 = me and the boys happy-in-game!
Come on, you know you want to!
Pity I’m on the other side of the world, huh?
Go on, order it through Graphic. You know you want to.
Of all the people I know, you probably make the most sense as a role-playing writery guy… not that think you’re a geek or anything, just well-informed(-:
you’ll come back some time. you know you will! and when you do we’ll be waiting….
ps: substitute all c’s for g’s in last post!
Congratulations on part 1. Go you! 🙂
How do you find time to write?
How do I find time to write? Why, I solved the mystery of the timecube of course. Linear, singularity and trinity equate to evil math within Nature’s Cubic Creation!
for more, see: http://www.timecube.com/
Whereas I am a slave to academic induced inculcated belief. Poor me!
the moose clan are pleased with your progress.