Settled in, now to unpack.

So, I've been here less than a week and already I've left my first group. Now that I'm no longer in the shockingly inactive #100themewriter's group, there isn't much point in continuing with my 100 theme chapters novel project. I will instead turn my effort and attention to writing other things.

Having had a week or so to look around I've noticed a few things about dA.

literature is a second class citizen on dA
there is waaaaaaay too much fan fiction and not nearly enough originality
current attitudes in the publishing industry regarding writers posting their work online (here, for example) are crippling my ability to use dA to improve as an artist.

No idea how to change any of that, and not even really complaining about it. It is what it is. I just wanted to observe it aloud.

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I'm actually looking forward to this next 48 hours. The wife and munchkin are out of town for the weekend, and I've got a fridge full of beer and a house full of empty. Currently on my plate:

- a collaboration with
- a number of genre specific short stories in genres I don't usually write
     horror
     romance
     western
     adventure
     high fantasy
- spoofs of the above genres (possibly, unless my earnest attempts come off as silly, in which case I'll just label them as spoofs)


But enough with the chit chat. I have writing to do.