You know you’re a writer when…

…you actually have nightmares about being trapped inside a book so bad, you’re actually grateful when you wake up.

I’m not just talking mediocre bad here, either. I’m talking, worse than Twilight bad. Funny thing is that my dream-self was conscious of this fact as well. Funny in an “oh my god get me the hell out of here please” sort of way. I have since purged almost all details of this horrid nightmare from my brain, but I still have this lingering sense of “ew” in the back of my head. Insert disgusted shudder here. I hope that never happens ever again. I’d almost rather dream about zombies. (Almost.)

On the bright side, this coupled with finishing Mass Effect, which is easily the best new video game I’ve ever played, has reawakened my urge to get back on the horse and start writing again. I mean really writing, not just fooling around with a few hundred words here or there before running off to go play a game. I needed a break, I took one, and now I’m done with it. Sitting around too long makes me cranky and restless, so I’m definitely ready to get going on this. I’m going to organize my projects, revamp some of my story bibles, and eventually even update my website to feature some info about all my works in progress. I might even tie my blog to it so that it’s all one beast. Not only do I want a better looking site, I want something I can see that’ll help keep me honest.

And if I get bored with one story, I’m going to work on another one. I’m not just going to sit around staring blankly into space anymore. Well, OK, I might do that occasionally, but not as consistently as I have been. The holiday season is over at work, so I’m out of excuses there. I’ve even finished most of my games, though I can already tell I’m probably going to replay Mass Effect until my CD melts. =D Yes, it’s that good. It’s not perfect, but I’m so ecstatic that a game finally got the whole morality thing right. At long last you’re not punished for being a badass. I get so tired of games trying to push you into being a goody-two-shoes just because the developers aren’t broad minded enough to think of anything else.

Anyway, that’s a rant for a different time. Now, to writing! I’ve got a lot of work to do, and I want to get started. It’ll be hard to keep myself honest but I’m going to do it anyway. Write, bitch, write!