Once again I failed to reach the fifty thousand word mark for NaNoWriMo.  I did top out at over twenty-six thousand words which ain’t bad.  There were a number of factors that contributed, and the biggest of which I “blame” on Chris Field.  (In a good way!)  He sent me the manuscripts for two large projects that will eventually see the light of day as full-blown print books for distribution.  There is a Ley Line Magic book as well as the compilation and expansion of the Fantasy Firearms line.  They both require some tweaking and editing, so a large part of my time has been spent in going through these scrips with my marker, making notes and corrections.  I want to do these up right, along with a few other projects so that when we start producing print books there are a few projects already in the pipe-line.

I have a few smaller projects that will see the light of day in December.   I don’t want to drop titles just yet, but look for a few releases this month to clear the decks for the new year.

I tried to get my hands on a Nook yesterday.  (The supposed release date.) It has been pushed back another week.  Still trying to get my hands on one in person to check it out.  I’m leaning towards the Nook over the Kindle right now, but want to do my due diligence before I spring for one.  I plan to explore the eBook market as a natural extension of what Skortched Urf’ Studios does in the future.  I think there is a much wider market to be reached than the RPG market, so I have always considered SUS an “Entertainment Company” rather than simply a RPG publisher. Part of our 2010 plans, to be sure.

In other news, I have also taken on a project as the editor of an independent horror film!  I’ve got half of it transferred from tape to digital, and will begin editing once I get the other half transferred over. I’m looking forward to getting my hands dirty with Premiere Pro and After Effects; part of my CS4 Suite.  I have been into movie making since I was a kid.  While I’ve never been in a position to do much with it (until now!) I have always loved movies and story telling.  I think I have the “crerative” part figured out, so now I am focusing on gaining the “technical” chops to make some things happen.  The director is an old hand at SFX work, with credits on a couple big-budget productions including the Wesly Snipes flick New Jack City.  This is his first foray into directing a feature, but the film is shot and now needs to be cut, scored, SFX’d and color corrected.  I’m happy to be a part of the project.  (Wait until you hear the title!  I don’t want to drop it just yet, wait until I put together a trailer for it.)

NaNoWriMo total for November 15th: 25,060 words!

Day one total: 2,884 words.

Day two total: 3,776 words.

Day three total: 5,187 words.

Day eight total: 15,299 words.