Wherefore did I go?
This is definitely a contrast to my last post.
So what happened?
Well, initially, my hard drive got fried. That got fixed around mid-June.
Followed up by issues and problems -- mostly familial -- that I don't feel comfortable going into detail about because they effect other people and their privacy.
I can't apologize for the absence, because it was necessary and I don't regret it. But I do regret not giving a heads-up or explanation when I had the chance to. I feel really bad about -- and apologize for -- that.
I had something really long and grandiose that I was going to write, but I don't want to over-dramatize my reentry.
Third time's a charm?--
That being said, all my previous PCs are being put on the back-burner. One thing I have realized with them is that, while they had personalities and general concepts and histories, none of them had a real
story. There was nothing for me to tell. They weren't born of a need to share their tale -- I had to draw them out of me. I had to think long and hard about them before I felt like I knew them well enough to write for them. So writing for them was tedious and draining.
So here's Siobhan. My fresh start. I didn't have to think about what kind of person she is, or what her story is. It's all here already, just waiting for me to put it to words. I don't think I created her. She already existed in my mind, just waiting for me to share her story. I guess that must be what writing is about -- relaying the life and times of a person who might have otherwise have never existed.
I might have been content to stay away from roleplaying altogether, if her story hadn't popped into my mind.
I've written her history from her perspective because it's a story that's personal to her, and using any voice other than her own to describe it seemed wrong. I found that pretty interesting.
And I'm really really really excited.
Well, right now I'm mostly really tired. But also excited.