The List

I was re-watching a favourite video of mine just now and it reminded me that I have yet to write a list of things I want to accomplish.

I've said so a few times but I'll reiterate it here: Neil Gaiman has been an idol of mine for quite a while. I've always wanted to be a writer and now, in most ways, I am that. I've been kicking myself lately because I'm supposed to write something every day and I had convinced myself that I'm not but, in truth, I write more often than I realized.

In most of the computer games I play, I've rolled characters on roleplay servers. This means that I plunge into the lore/storyline of that game by creating a character and playing its role accordingly. There's lots of improvisation involved as you often don't know what the other characters around you--controlled by other players--will be like.

I feel roleplay in MMORPGs  (massive multi-player online roleplaying games) has given me a lot of insight on how various characters work. I've used my imagination and attempted to create interesting characters while following and remaining true to the preset lore of the game.

So yes, I do feel like I write often.

As for a list, I thought about it for a long time and here's the things I want to do:

--publish 5 short stories
--write a fiction novel
--write a true crime novel
--write a movie script
--become a regular writer for a magazine

It's a short list and while I fully intend to keep looking for a job, I want to work on these things in the meantime.

Here goes...