For those who know me in World of Warcraft. You must know I got into the exclusive Burning Crusade Beta. Aside from that I burn my hours playing Valkyarie Profile 2: Silmeria... or rather I would be if I didn't have better things to do.
You see. I haven't exactly been creative for a long time. Most everything you've read here is a rehash of something or a retelling of an event. Nothing especially creative for at least a year. Now the problem is inverse. I have so many ideas and not enough outlets that it's drowning me out. Dozens of short story ideas, poems, haiku, articles, game concepts etc.
To make matters worse my computer has decided that it doesn't want to function properly anymore. This has driven me back to the much hated long hand. Anyone who knows me knows that I suffer from terrible hand writing. My recent physical problems with my hand haven't helped, although alot better; the atrophy has yet to be overcome. I'm going to focus the bulk of my efforts on my fantasy setting and short fiction. Nick deserves a suitable epic adventure for his return to Drakkor.
I'm counting the last year as a wash. But the year before that I learned alot about storytelling. Not merely storytelling but better application of skills I already had. I was around not merely people all the time, but people with meaningful deep stories. These are all vital in my new narrative. Perhaps I'll put a bit of my short story "Bladesong Reprive" on later to serve as an example.
To me storytelling is what I am. It's an art I had forgotten in my heart for such a long time. Returning to it now is like returning home after a lengthy trip.
It defines who I am in a way that ironicly words cannot describe.
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