Productivity

So, last night, despite lost time to restoring the internet access at home, finishing a torrent download of the Fullmetal Alchemist movie and watching it, I actually made some progress on the new book! OMGWTF I know, it's crazy thinking of me actually doing something methodical and productive, huh? It isn't like I started writing or anything, and I didn't meet the goal I set for myself earlier yesterday, but, then again I didn't know I was going to have to play house tech and play around with modem and router configurations I've never seen before, but, I did get 5 character studies written out. I want to have at least 20 before I select main characters, and 30 or more before I start writing. Tonight I'm shooting for 5 more studies and to start the basic outline, where I cover themes and goals for the story. I know some of you may be saying, "Written character studies, what the fuck?" but, it's a literary technique I learned maybe four years ago where-in you write up mini-bios on as many characters as you can, and use those as your casting for your story. For those of you who have roleplayed, and I think that's probably everyone who reads this page, it's like rolling five or six characters for each player in a game before deciding on which you want to stick with. Simple idea, huh? I have no idea why it was never discussed in any of my comp or lit classes back when I went to school, I'll have to take a creative writing class or something at CSU this summer and see if it's taught nowadays.

Anyway, there's my lunch-time rant, I know you all missed them. Now it's back to work. :P