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May 31, 2005
An Abbreviated Missive
"The best laid plans of mice and men, oft times go astray."
Typically, I do little on holiday weekends. This time, I've done much. Mind is clearer and the break did me some good. My thoughts never wandered too far from the work at hand.
I'll explain next Monday if not before.
Thanks for your indulgence.
Regards,
Sean
Posted by razorwise at 09:40 AM
May 23, 2005
Anime Fan Mail
Greets.
As you all may know, I get a lot of fan mail. People praising the work that I'm doing and wanting to be more like me.
That being said, it's disturbing to get the following piece of email, as few people have the wherewithal to disagree with me on even the most fundamental of levels.
This is one writer's thoughts on Anime and, by extension, the upcoming APB...
* * *
Soapbox Warning: If you fear a glimpse into my psyche, turn away. I
realize and accept that we might disagree and the following sounds
sort of angry:
It's really not anime. It's this weird Japan-chic culture that bugs
me. It started with Dance, Dance Revolution, but has grown into
something worse. The people that think anime is scribed by the gods
themselves, who will pay lots of money for it even thogh it's in
Japanese, who refer to English translations by their Japanese name
("Mega Man? Oh, you mean ROCK Man!"), who get tattoos of Japanese
symbols because they look cool.
Things need to be cool on an individual basis. Anime is no exception.
Example: I love roleplaying games, for instance, but if I tried to
convince you that ALL roleplaying games and adventures were awesome
because they're games, you'd laugh in my face. If I bought German
RPGs, got a d20 tattoo, and imported dice and sourcebooks from other
countries, I'd be pathetic. The reality is that many games, many
movies, and many animes are shit, and there are (sadly) people who
refuse to believe these things. Also, a d20 tattoo sounds kind of
cool.
* * *
You would think that someone that loves SW and Roleplaying Games and wants a D20 tatoo would definitely want the APB, wouldn't you? I mean it's Anime and RPG all in one (minus the d20.)
Something to think about.
Regards,
Sean
Posted by razorwise at 01:36 PM
May 16, 2005
Of Sleep and Ben Franklin
You might think the topic title this week is insane, but I assure you it isn't. A moment of lucidity reveals that I have been working a lot of very long hours and, I assure you, it's all a matter of time management.
Ben Franklin said "Early to bed, early to rise", remember that? I do. It's important to do from time to time. Sometimes I just burn the candle at both ends and all I get out of it is a spent wick, so my advice to writers, gamers, and whomever is reading this is to get away from it all sometime. At least to get some sleep and shower. Remember, cleanliness is next to something, heck, who said that?
I better get some sleep. I just need to write down a couple more plot twists...or savage tales.
But speaking of Plot Twists...I've been working on everything for RunePunk but the Plot...I had to back off of it, because something didn't feel quite right. Now, I'm quite happy with it...see, it's that "stepping away" thing I suggested.
Speaking of stepping away, that's it for now. I'm going to optimize my time and take a nap in the shower. I figure when the water turns cold, that should wake me up...
Later,
Sean
Posted by razorwise at 02:40 PM
May 09, 2005
Here We Go Again
Greets!
I thought I'd be playing hooky half the day today....er, be in a business meeting discussing RunePunk with some of the local illustrators working on the project. As it turns out, Kevin H. had some ultra-secret stuff to do on Tuesday so we scheduled it for today, but than he changed it yesterday...allegedly, his ultra-secret thing he had to do was rescheduled for today. Who really knows? I don't. He's a secretive guy that likes to draw zombies and other little weird things that, despite my relative mastery of the English language, cannot begin to label or categorize. And don't ask to see his Karma. It might eat you.
In other words, he should work out nicely for RunePunk as well as Agents of Oblivion that is getting discussed a lot more lately.
Later,
Sean
Posted by razorwise at 02:28 PM
May 02, 2005
Being Known
I need to talk with more artsy types than are typically in my room where I do all of my writing. Hey, I can't have a room full of artsy types while I work and there aren't many where I go and shoot pool. It's a challenge for a lot of them to read the numbers on the balls as it is, but I digress.
Met up with a bunch of comic guys last week. (The kind that draw comics, not stand-ups.) Several of them are pushing through the veils of relative obscurity to a state of "being known."
I talked writing and gaming and they showed me sketchbooks and told me the ups and downs of the Con circuit. Most of them I met at MidSouth Con, but some of them travel more than rock stars, pushing their product, their creativity, and meeting the fans.
I'll be hitting the Con circuit in earnest after I get RunePunk done. This has been a busy, busy past year and I've been learning a lot and meeting good folks that inspire and drive me to really dig into the creative essence of my core and create some cool stuff. Ahem. Okay, sometimes the artsy gets contagious. :D Back to blood and guts now!
Regards,
Sean
Posted by razorwise at 03:12 PM