Comments on: You have become 1 better at Writing.*

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:17 +0000

Okay, but now I’m thinking about it some more, and the other factor there is that the mobs on the next level also each *give* more XP, by virtue of simply being harder. Same is true for writing – I know that the two shorts I’m working on now are relying on structural techniques I couldn’t have even attempted two years ago. So it kind of scales still.

You know, we’re going to have to come up with a writers version of Chore Wars (http://www.chorewars.com/)

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:51:35 +0000

Matt, you’re totally right. Hadn’t thought it through that far (or been willing to do the math.) That is exactly how it is now, too, for we ‘kids’ (a whole two years younger than you! Ha, *I’M* still in my *30s*. Nice lawn, old man!) ;)

Matt wins the internet for today.

By: JohnR

JohnR — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:59 +0000

You do the project manager in me proud!

Seriously, though, this is awesome! And, Clarion! Yay!

By: Matthew Sanborn Smith

Matthew Sanborn Smith — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:09:01 +0000

I’m gonna be a total dork here. I haven’t played D&D in decades, but if I remember correctly, you have to get twice as many experience points for any given level as you got for the previous level. So you’ve got to put in 5,000 hours just to go from level 19 to level 20, 2,500 hours from 18 to 19 and so on. You get those early levels out of the way pretty quickly and then the skill is hard won later on. Not that this equates strictly with the arc of a writing career. I’m just sayin’.

Maybe EverQuest is different. Back in my day we had to struggle. We had to roll dice and write things down on paper and stuff. Haul loads of books. And then there were the bugbears. You kids have it so easy.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:52:24 +0000

Excellent! You’re one step closer to becoming a professional writer! Now that you mention it, I realize that every writing or editing position I’ve ever held, including my current one, required estimating time to completion on various projects and prioritizing them accordingly.