| May 2007
Sadly, the day job at KingsIsle Entertainment
didn't work out quite the way I'd hoped, so I'm back to freelancing
full time. I won't go into the details here, but suffice it to
say that creatively, I wasn't happy with my responsibilities
there. Still, ours was an amicable parting, and I gained invaluable
experience in the computer game industry.
The good news is I have renewed energy to direct
toward my writing. Sometimes you forget how "comfortable" a
role is to play until you stop doing it. I'm hoping to devote some
of my efforts toward more speculative
writing. I'll keep everyone posted on how this progresses.
Please note that I have a new email address:
TMR [at] thomasmreid [dot] com
In The Works
Even though the gig at KingsIsle didn't pan out,
that doesn't mean I'm abandoning my efforts to expand into the
CG industry completely. I had lunch last week with the writers
from another local game company, one of whom has been a friend
of mine since our college days. They are interested in contracting
me to do some creative writing for their new MMORPG. Based on the
conversation, this work sounds like it's much more up my alley.
Nothing is set in stone yet, however. I'll post more news as
it comes.
I am also exploring the possibilities of working
on campus in some capacity. I have been considering looking for
a teaching gig in creative writing. I also want
to offer my services as an editor to students who seek help polishing
their term papers, theses, and dissertations. I may be expanding
the site to include advertising for this service in the near future.
Works In Progress
Now that The Gossamer Plain is (hopefully)
flying off the store shelves, I'm diving into the next book
in the trilogy, The
Fractured Sky. It is slated for release in November of 2008.
As
I mentioned above, I'm also turning to some speculative ideas
once more. We'll
see if I can get any traction on those.
As always, there are irons in the fire I can't talk
about yet. But stay tuned. |