Five Rings NPI

I've joined the Novel Push Initiative over at Nick's Five Rings web site. I'm in some august company there, and when asked how many words per diem I'd pledge, my answer of 1300 seemed reasonable. After all, it's roughly how much I've been editing every day. I'll admit to being made slightly anxious by the fact that many writers far better and more experienced than myself have pledged 250 words. It's possible they know something I don't.

Anyway, I'm not revoking my pledge--simply because that's how much ground I need to cover every day to get the novel revised on schedule. I'll be posting my progress on Facebook.

Good luck to all participants.

A Game of a Game of Thrones

I just tried out the living card game based on A Game of Thrones. Most of you probably know the difference between a CCG like Magic: The Gathering and and LCG like this one, but for the record, it means you don't have to obsessively buy cards to fuel your habit. Four full decks are provided right out of the box, allowing play to begin immediately.

I'd played the Legend of the Five Rings LCG before giving Fantasy Flight's A Game of Thrones a spin, and they're pretty similar in terms of mechanics. However, since I like the IPs associated with the latter more, the Game of Thrones LCG was a bit more fun.