The Mark... and Beyond
Jen Kirchner· November 28, 2011· [general] 
I want to thank everyone who came out and participated in The Mark. Even though it didn't go the way we wanted, I hope everyone had a great time. If you want to relive the adventure (and the failure -- HA!) you can go to the "Vote Your Adventure" link on the top bar and select "The Mark" or any of the adventures we've shared thus far.
When The Mark wrapped up, a couple of people asked me if I was "over" the whole idea of writing Vote Your Adventure stories. My first reaction was "ARGH, NO!" I hope you didn't get the idea that I was fed up or angry. Part of the excitement of writing these stories is having no control over what happens. You guys really keep me on my toes! Even though we really didn't set out to do any of the things I had hoped during this last story, the ending really made me giggle. So the short answer is: No. I am not tired of writing Vote Your Adventure stories.
The long answer is a little more complicated. I'm not "over" writing the stories, I'm over the world that our stories have been in. This is why my blog has remained so silent -- I was trying to make a decision about it. I love that you guys are so into the stories and the post-apocalyptic demon-infested world, but it's time for me to turn over a new creative leaf. We're going to have more Vote Your Adventure stories, I promise. They'll just be in new worlds and the next one won't start until next year.
Moving back to the opposite coast has put me in a completely different mindset. I'm thinking about the concept of new. It just hasn't felt right to continue working on the same projects that I have been for the last couple of years. I'm giving myself permission to set aside the writing projects that I've wrestled with for the last couple of years and start new.
Yes, my necromancer book, The Fourth Channel, is going away. It might not ever be released and I'm okay with that. Sorry.
I've started a couple of new projects. The first one is straight up science fiction in a future where corporations rule humanity. Jerica Ariden, Universal Prosperity Federation Marshal, is framed for a murder she didn't commit. As she's pursued by her coworkers, her newly assigned partner, and a dangerous crime boss, she must find the murderer and clear her name -- all while dragging around the dumbest criminal in the universe.
The other project is a series of stories and novels that support the world of my Sunday night GURPS game. Okay, I haven't played since I moved, but I hope to get back into it soon. For the uninitiated, GURPS is tabletop roleplaying game. You know, where everyone makes up a character and one person guides you through a scenario. It's like our VYA stories, but in real time. My friend who runs my Sunday night game has created his own world, a medieval place called Albea that's filled with humans and elves and daemons and cannibals -- and whatever else he can think of. I've been wanting to write some stories that will really flesh out the lore and history of this world. I don't have anything to share yet but I hope to very soon. If I can get enough done then maybe we'll even run a Vote Your Adventure scenario in this world. So stay tuned for that.
Blog posts coming up:
Captain Kirk vs. Captain Picard! The Editor and I sat down and put these two captains head-to-head to find out who is the best Enterprise captain. Which one was dubbed "kind of a dick"? Which one has the best tricorder flip move? Which one was docked points because they should have blasted Troy out of the airlock because she's so freaking annoying? Find out!
ALSO!
Gaming Reviews for Girls: SKYRIM! My pen pals asked me what the heck Skyrim is? Their boyfriends/husbands play that "gun shooting gaming thingy" (non-gamer speak for Call of Duty 3) but they don't know Skyrim. I will review Skyrim for girls who don't even know what "RPG" and "FPS" means.
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