So, Doctor Who has a big multi-doctor episode tomorrow, and I am itching in anticipation! Or possibly scabies. But honestly that’s not what this blog post is about, I just needed a semi-pun.
What I’m really here to say is that I’m skipping this week’s writing. I do have a scene and a half ready, but… I’m not sure about the direction yet. This is where I address Marcy / Vivi / Hollister and the tangled little family they’ve made for themselves. Delicate stuff, and I have to pick exactly where I wanna go with it.
Normally that wouldn’t pose a seven-day-long challenge… but this week has also been Desert Bus for Hope, which distracted the living hell out of me. It’s like a week long vacation. I’m gonna need to budget this into my writing schedule next year, I suspect. In the end they raised more than a half a million dollars for Child’s Play, a charity near and dear to my heart, and much fun was had.
While you wait, why not catch up on your reading? Or introduce a friend to the stories, so they can catch up on them. And while you’re doing that… check out the new artwork in the gallery! We’ve got the new Amanda Walker and Grandma Scarlett artwork from last week (links now fixed!) and now… brand spanking new official artwork for Ellie! Awww. She looks so sad.
Lastly, I’m working on doing some more game streaming on my Twitch.TV channel. Unlike dedicated “this is my job” streamers I’m not gonna make this, well, my job. So if you wanna tune in to see me on a web cam flailing about in video games — and occasionally doing a livestream of my writing process! — you’ll wanna click dat Follow button and keep an eye out.
Thanks for your patience, and I intend to have fresh writin’s for you next weekend.
Everything stops for the Doctor! This is right and proper and totally as it should be.
I was very nervous about the anniversary show, as it could have been a horrible mawk-fest. Instead, it was funny, fitted into continuity, and had just the right balance of future and past. Even the reappearance of the Eternal Rose was less annoying than usual, since she had a genuine reason to be there.
I hope you enjoyed it too, and I’m glad that the week “off” has given you the chance to sort out the plot threads. You have great economy of style and expression, which gives all your stories a certain elegance. I know from experience how hard it is to write like that, so hats off to you, sir.
I know from experience how hard it is to write like that too! Which is… not pleasant on the receiving end. Yow. Still, it’s important to get it done RIGHT so it’s less embarrassing a few years down the road. I mean, it’s still embarrassing (MAN Unreal Estate was soaked in otakuisms) but still.
I’m guessing we’re past the spoiler threshhold for Day of the Doctor. One thing’s still not sitting right with me; in End of Time the Time Lords were depicted as bloodthirsty decadent tyrants, who deserved to perish. Now they’re innocent child victims who need to be saved…? I get that a culture is not a monolithic thing but they could’ve tossed in a token nod to the Doctor still not being happy with Gallifrey’s direction.