I Am Writing Fiction Again

Long time ago I used to write fiction on Fridays and ended up writing a heck of a lot of stuff (most set in EVE universe) which you can find in the Fiction tab. I won a couple EVE short story contests and always felt I had the potential to actually write a novel (or series of novels) if I just put my mind to it and found the time.

Life is funny. As the kids get older (twins are now 10 and little surprise is 8) and the can occupy themselves more often and their bedtime moved from 8 to 8:30, I am finding myself with some free time in the evening that was not there before.

Shocked, I'm sure.

So I've decided to try and write about an idea that has been rolling around in my brain for the better part of 5 years.

God, its hard. Writing a short story in the EVE universe is liberating because you have do not have to build a world and you can to cut right to the point. But writing a story that is going to require you to build a world in the process and decide how that world works and what living in it would be like is daunting.

But I'm not getting any younger, and now is the time to try.

Wish me luck.

Real Loss

Robert Adams was an EVE player that was killed in the horrible shooting in San Bernardino.

There is a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to support his wife and daughter who he left behind. If you have some spare cash, please help contribute to this cause. Thank you.

RIP Vile Rat

When I saw this headline, I thought it was a joke of him getting podded in game. When I read it and realized it was talking about the actual person, I hoped it was a sick joke. Sadly, it appears to be true.

My heart goes out to his friends and family. This world is not fair.

A nod to the alliances who have changed their outpost names to honour the passing of a fellow pilot.

Paternity Leave

My wonderful wife is giving birth to twin boys on Thursday and I'm taking a couple weeks off from work to help out. As such, my playing and blogging time will be severely curtailed.

I will be back though, so I'll see you in middle of May.

Cheers!