Goals for 2015

I’ve started school again. I’m taking online classes through Portland State University and working towards my Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I’m one week in and I’m ahead of my homework.

I had this concern that I would be unable to do schoolwork, look for work, and continue writing books.

I’m glad that doesn’t seem like the case now. I mean it’s only week one and it could still change but I feel like if I can keep on top of my homework like this I’ll be okay.

As for the kinds of things I want to do in 2015 that aren’t school:

I want to work on this blog more. I want to turn it into more of a showcase for different kinds of writing. More short fiction and alternative games criticism. I know I just put up a bunch of joke video reviews but I want to get away from that and approach my criticism of games differently.

There will always be a place for traditional games journalism. By traditional I mean “consumer reviews” that answer the question “should I buy this?” And that’s fine. That’s not what I want to do. I want to take the opportunity to blend my field of study into my hobby. With that in mind I’ve begun replaying games where the law or crime are central themes. My goal here is to write about games and their approach to these topics and where they get it right or wrong.

It won’t just be fun to write. It will hopefully help me retain the information for my classes.

I’m also interested in game development. I’m starting with Twine. I’m already a little way into developing an “open world crime game” in the vein of Grand Theft Auto with a focus on choice and consequence. Except… It’s a text adventure. You’ll see what I mean when I finish it and post it on here.

I’ll also be adding a very simple “store” page to the blog. It’s already made but it’s not visible to the public yet. It contains one item.

And of course there are the book projects. Cannibal Dwarf Detective 2 is being worked on slowly and the NaNoWriMo book I wrote is something I want to do a second draft for. There are some other projects I have written down in a note on my phone but I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself.

I created a Patreon but don’t have any plans on using it for the time being. I just don’t have a large enough audience yet. Everything I’ve written on that page is subject to change because I’m not entirely sure how I plan on using it if ever. Besides, I’m still writing for me.

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I would like to write for other people. Either as a ghostwriter or whatever else. If you happen to stumble across this post and are the kind of person who wants to work with a writer on a project or two hit me up on Twitter.

…See you, Space Cowboy.