Most
of these kinds of posts occur around the New Year. You know the type:
new beginnings, new commitments, those sort of things. Well, that's
not really the situation in my little realm of existence, at the
moment.
As
of now, I have two prominent projects in the chamber. We still have
the on-going epic that is EverymanHYBRID. This beastie has taken up
more than three years now and I have loved every moment of it. Of
course, a few instances of stress and other negative feelings have
arisen due to its presence, but that is to be expected. With anything
that incurs positive results and a profit of any sort (in this case,
legitimacy in the sense of creative abilities) there is a negative
side to be beheld. Eso es. I love my brothers in arms and those
involved in the production. Our relationship is a conversation for
another day, however.
This
post is about my current life standing. As of the turn of this month,
we have renewed our tenure at the so-called #shamhouse for yet
another year. Where we shall be in a year's time... who knows. My
thoughts and feelings are just concerned that... well, we lasted at
least a year. We have dealt with each other for at least twelve
months and that means something, to me at least. At the turn
of the month, it is officially renewed for another twelve months. And
that promises and reveals a sense of trust and love that is seldom
heard.
With
the release of another Monolith update, I feel the need to separate
myself from the discussing of the project only for the sake of my personal accounts.
It's such an odd place... to want to, so desperately, want to talk
about it in great length, about every one of our updates. But that is
a conversation for post-endgame. And as it stands, that is a way off.
So my most pressing talking point is my next major project and
release.
That
is a novel currently named Code
Junkie.
At
its most simplest and basic form, the story of Code
Junkie revolves
around an unpleasant man named Kevin who loses his job. That is the
simplest and easiest way to describe the story without giving away
too much. I wrote it as a fan and enthusiast of the great Lovecraft's
mythos and work. Code
Junkie had
originally begun as another online web series / alternate reality
game.
As
time went on, however, I wanted to take it in another direction, and
a novel was the best method. I personally feel that anyone remotely
interested in the Lovecraft / Cthulhu mythos would be a prime
candidate for enjoying the story of Kevin and his experiences within
the confines of Code
Junkie.
It is not supposed to be immediately in your face. You will not be
reading of great encounters of man and beast within the first few
chapters. It simply is. And I hope you cherish it.
I
am not one for blatantly plugging online projects, but this is the
nature of our medium. I have begun a small Twitter campaign around
Code
Junkie.
If you were interested in joining the conversation, considering
tweeting using the hashtag #codejunkie and getting into that whole
song and dance. When the time comes, when physical copies of the book
exist in our breathing world, I will remember these exchanges and
will be sure to make it worthwhile for the early contributors.
Believe me, I will be the schmuck who signs copies of his own book on
the chance that he finds them when visiting bookstores in the flesh.
Regardless
of the of the end-results, I will always strive for the support and
continued promotion of a story wanting to be told. So thank you for
giving me that much. You have been an incredible audience.
