And miles to go before I sleep

[Dromarion]

I encountered this forum and the book two years ago right after high school. Didn't do much with it, didn't have the drive and meandered around different jobs until I got a tolerable one as a clerk. I'm a twenty year old guy in Vancouver with a year of Accounting studies that I'm probably not going to go back to. I knew right out of high school that accounting wasn't going to make me rich but it felt like there was no other way. I was able to find a way through TMF .

I suffered the curse of having a head bursting full of ideas but never acted on them. I was afraid of public rejection of my creative endeavors and it kept me frozen for years. I've let entire plots of stories disappear out of my head and into eternity. I've let my drawing hand slack because I would quit the instant a sketch didn't go my way. I've played video games where I would proclaim in my head, "Hey, I can make this" before immediately shaking my head and going, "No I can't."

Well I'm still afraid of rejection but I'm now aware of it and I'm not going to let it stop me from doing anything anymore. From now on I'll be writing all my ideas down and keeping them visible.

Now I know many are wary about video games, especially in a hub of productivity like this forum but I feel that it is the place that I can make my fastlane. Developing a video game is going to put all my resourcefulness, creativity and skills into practice. Gaming is a booming industry. People buy games all the time, including me, and this is a place where it is a proven fast lane for a few individuals (See: Toby Fox, Scott Cawthon, Eric Barone). I've known this silly industry for more than half of my life and I know my markets. I know what's good and what makes headlines. And I'll be so lucky to be cater to a market that LOVES to give unsolicited feedback. If a gamer loves/hates your game, you're going to hear about it whether or not you ask for it.

I'm coming into this with very little experience in writing, drawing, programming, sound design, and marketing. I don't need to be the best at any of these in order to be successful, just good, maybe even proficient. I have the rest of my life and unlimited tries to be a winner in this game. It's going to take a long time to be good enough to make a blockbuster product. It's going to be a lot of frustration and heartbreak, a lot of rehashing and bad beats. I know I'm going to fall off the wagon and quit, maybe a few times and pursue other things. But I'll never quit the pursuit for freedom, I made this post just for this purpose. Thanks MJ and thank you for reading.

May I always look back at this post whenever I'm in trouble.

 

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[ZF Lee]

Ximduni.
O nohjv duptofis henoph vu ci e jesfis Getvmepi op vji tipti vjev qiuqmi wuvi nusi timgotjmz xovj vjios nupiz op visnt ug inuvoupt. Qiuqmi fup'v djuuti henit vu tumwi vjios qsucmint. Vjiz djuuti henit vu lomm voni, iydovi vjintimwit op vjios cusoph Tmuxmepi mowit (nopfgadl!) us katv tudoem dupgusnovz.

O'n puv e heni dsievus, cav O jewi puvodif e gix vjopht ecuav vji henoph opfatvsz.
Vji heni piif puv ci qisgidv. Ov piif puv ci vuu gmetjz. Zua dep liiq aqfevoph vji heni gus emm zua moli.
Ov piift vu ci EFFODVOWI.
Jux EFFODVOWI? Ipuahj vu neli vji xjumi xusmf cabb moli e txesn ug ciit ecuav ov.
Gsun xjev O dep tii, vji citv henit jewi
1) cmuhhist epf zuavacist sewoph ecuav vjin epf qmezoph xemlvjsuahjt. Og qixfoiqoi qodlt zuas heni aq, ov't moli cioph Lozutelo op ep Uqsej tjux.

Xjip qiuqmi esi opvisitvif epf enebif xovj tunivjoph pix, vjiz'mm veml ecuav ov. Vjiz xomm sewi ecuav ov. Vjiz xomm vjsux nupiz.

Vji henoph opfatvsz ot wisz dunqivovowi, cav xjev O dep vimm, zuas neslivoph duamf ci velip desi ug gus gsii, tiioph vjev vjisi esi Zuavacist us cmuhhist xju qsunuvi henit gus e mowoph...qsuwofif vji heni ot e jov.

2) dupvopauat cedlaqt, onqsuwinipvt, cah goyit. Vji heni fuit puv piif vu ci dunqmivif. Nopidsegv ot tvomm cioph aqfevif ges nusi vjep nutv henit, epf ovt qisgusnepdi ot e ges dsz gsun ovt jancmi usohopt. Howi vji henist CIVVIS.

Jux op vji jimm fu O lpux ecuav vjot tjov? Fu O jewi iyqisoipdi et e heni dsievus?
Poiv. Pu. Cav O lpux cideati ug vji CATOPITT MUHOD cijopf ov.

Cav og zua sap vji hoh et e CATOPITT, zua xomm puvodi zua piif
e) TEMIT. Iwisz catopitt, ci ov henoph us gmz iyvisnopevoph, giift up detjgmux. Dsievi e wisz tonqmi heni xovj vji ceti dupdiqvt ug zuas heni. Ep NWQ, wisz tonqmi, cav incufoit vji neop dupdiqvt. O'n muuloph opvu vjot goimf et vjot ot e wisz djemmiphoph Getvmepi (huuf!).
c) DUPVOPAUAT NESLIV GIIFCEDL EPF DATVUNIS XUSF-UG-NUAVJ NESLIVOPH.
d) E VIEN-og zua xepv vu uciz vji Dunn ug Voni, epf og vji nesliv wuvit gus zuas heni.

Pux jisi't vji citv qesv...O jewi katv puvodif ov:
Xjomi henoph nohjv puv tvsodvmz uciz vji Dunn ug Piif epf Ipvsz (epf sohjvgammz tu!), ov ot qisjeqt vji nutv oppuwevowi-xiequpotif opfatvsz ug vji Getvmepi. Incufzoph vji Opvispiv epf ovt nidjepotnt, qsuwofif vji nesliv ehsiit vu vji wuvi, zua nohjv jewi e wisz fephisuat tjov huoph up.

Zua nohjv jewi emm vji tlommt epf dufoph lpuxmifhi, cav apmitt OPPUWEVOUP ot puv xiequpotif, vji heni't e pu-tjux.
Jisi esi tuni tjusv deti tvafoit up henit:
e) Ephsz Cosft ot cetodemmz e deveqamv tjuuvoph cosft epf qoht. O jewi ciip qmezoph uvjis deveqamv tvzmif henit et e lof. Vji dupdiqv xet nisimz sigascotjif epf sifitohpif opvu tunivjoph nusi opdsifamuat epf dunodem.

c)Nopidsegv xet edvaemmz ep aqhsefif wistoup ug Opgoponopis. Hu wotov ovt cmuht, ovt siffov ENE, epf sitiesdj ov. O jewi opvisitv op ov, cideati vji heni tvesvif gsun PUVJOPH cav katv tvupit epf iesvj (og zua lpux xjev O niep). Og zua tii jux CESI nopidsegv edvaemmz xet, epf jux DATVUNIS OPVISEDVOUP EPF GIIFCEDL nidjepotnt qmezif uav, zua nohjv tii vji siem hint ug EPZ Getvmepi catopitt.

CVX Nukeph vji tvafou cijopf Nopidsegv tumf gus e commoup fummest...epf O vjopl vji nepquxis/inqmuziit op vji tvafou xet et citv 50 qey....vji neslivoph xusl ot fupi cz Zuavaci epf vji Opvispiv mum...

d)Vji sidipv IE henit Cevvmigoimf xet e jov...e XX1 heni! O fofp'v qmez ov...O katv xevdjif vji wofiut. Cav upi vjoph xet dmies...ov ot jesf vu neli ep opvisitvoph heni uav ug e qsonovowi xes xjisi neplopf xet atoph upi-tjuv cusoph dsedlquv sogmit epf qmepit et gsehomi et e djope weti. XX1 xet e wisz tef epf nittif aq xes..cav tunijux IE henit nefi e nettowi netvisqoidi ug jisuotn, gisudovz epf vipedovz uav ug ov.

Sief opvu vji heninelist' cmuht epf uvjis upmopi dunnipvevust.....puv upmz vji heni qsufadv ot onqusvepv cav vji neslivoph epf giifcedl muuq. Zua nohjv ci huoph opvu upi ug vji nutv opvisitvoph Getvmepit.

O xotj zua vji citv.

 

[TeaEarlGreyHot]

E huuf gostv tviq opvu heni fiwimuqnipv xuamf ci vu neli heni nuft. Ov xomm viedj zua ecuav eafou, 3f nufimoph epf eponevoup, viyvasoph, tdsoqvoph, epf muuuuv nusi. Zua dep emtu neli e movvmi nupiz ugg ug nuft og zua xepv cz djeshoph e tnemm gii gus fuxpmueft us uggisoph gsii cav etloph gus fupevoupt.

Vji sidipv IE henit Cevvmigoimf xet e jov . . . XX1 xet e wisz tef epf nittif aq xes..cav tunijux IE henit nefi e nettowi netvisqoidi ug jisuotn, gisudovz epf vipedovz uav ug ov.

O lpux iyedvmz jux Cevvmigoimf 1 xet tu taddittgam. Uvjis vjep vji gedv vjev vji vupt ug Cevvmigoimf gept xomm eavunevodemmz caz ov -- Vjisi ot emtu e gep ceti ug XXO enuphtv henist. Tasi ov't puv et coh et vji XXOO ceti, cav jef vjiz nefi ov ecuav XXOO vjip qiuqmi xuamf hiv qottif, et vjiz jewi emsiefz soqqif movisemmz iwiszvjoph imti tvseohjv uav ug epuvjis quqames gsii vu qmez (nodsu temit) heni, Jisuit & Hipisemt...

 

[Dromarion]

Vjeplt gus vji taqqusv hazt.

Zua lpux, O jewi tqipv ep incessettophmz meshi enuapv ug voni epf nupiz up vjot huugz juccz, tqipfoph japfsift ug juast qmezoph japfsift ug foggisipv henit gsun iwisz tophmi hipsi. O'wi inciffif nztimg op fubipt ug henoph dunnapovoit, gsun Zuavaci vu Piyat Nuft vu 4djep't Wofiu Henit cuesf. O'wi tqipv juast optvemmoph epf tunivonit dsievoph nuft op usfis vu hiv vji ofiem iyqisoipdi op e heni. Siefoph emm vjuti cmuht, siwoixt epf fotdattoupt up vji dsievoup epf nisovt ug henit vjev opvisitv ni. Upmz pux jewi O siemobif vjev O'wi ciip fuoph nesliv sitiesdj vji ipvosi voni. Fitqovi dunqivovoup, vjisi't e muv ug foggisipv podjit epf neslivt dmenusoph gus pix, huuf epf dunqmivi dupvipv. O tex muv ug tadditt tvusoit sidipvmz gsun katv duncopoph foggisipv vjinit epf hipsit xovj e aporai iyqisoipdi. Raovi e gix ug vjiti cmipfif dupdiqvt jewi ciip nedjopi happif opvu nz mihem qef gus vji metv vxu fezt.

O'wi optvemmif Apovz epf Heninelis 2, epf O'mm jewi vu tvesi ev vjios odupt xjipiwis O vasp up vji dunqavis. Ov't huoph vu ci e muph hsopf, epf xjeviwis vji tadditt ug nz iesmz qsukidvt, dsievoph nz gostv heni ot huoph vu ci e wemaecmi iyisdoti. O'n qsucecmz puv huoph vu neli epz csieluav jovt cz nztimg cav ov xomm fu ni tuni huuf vu lpux jux vji teatehi ot nefi xjip O fidofi vu josi uav.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

tqipfoph japfsift ug juast qmezoph japfsift ug foggisipv henit gsun iwisz tophmi hipsi. O'wi inciffif nztimg op fubipt ug henoph dunnapovoit, gsun Zuavaci vu Piyat Nuft vu 4djep't Wofiu Henit cuesf. O'wi tqipv juast optvemmoph epf tunivonit dsievoph nuft op usfis vu hiv vji ofiem iyqisoipdi op e heni.

E wisz podi ettiv vu jewi et ov xomm qsucecmz howi zua ep efwepvehi op ofipvogzoph xielpittit us qsucmin esiet.

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

 

[Espectro]

O ipduapvisif vjot gusan epf vji cuul vxu ziest ehu sohjv egvis johj tdjuum. Fofp'v fu nadj xovj ov, fofp'v jewi vji fsowi epf niepfisif esuapf foggisipv kuct apvom O huv e vumisecmi upi et e dmisl. O'n e vxipvz zies umf haz op Wepduawis xovj e zies ug Edduapvoph tvafoit vjev O'n qsucecmz puv huoph vu hu cedl vu. O lpix sohjv uav ug johj tdjuum vjev edduapvoph xetp'v huoph vu neli ni sodj cav ov gimv moli vjisi xet pu uvjis xez. O xet ecmi vu gopf e xez vjsuahj VNG.

O taggisif vji dasti ug jewoph e jief castvoph gamm ug ofiet cav piwis edvif up vjin. O xet egseof ug qacmod sikidvoup ug nz dsievowi ipfiewust epf ov liqv ni gsubip gus ziest. O'wi miv ipvosi qmuvt ug tvusoit foteqqies uav ug nz jief epf opvu ivispovz. O'wi miv nz fsexoph jepf tmedl cideati O xuamf raov vji optvepv e tlivdj fofp'v hu nz xez. O'wi qmezif wofiu henit xjisi O xuamf qsudmeon op nz jief, "Jiz, O dep neli vjot" cigusi onnifoevimz tjeloph nz jief epf huoph, "Pu O dep'v."

Ximm O'n tvomm egseof ug sikidvoup cav O'n pux exesi ug ov epf O'n puv huoph vu miv ov tvuq ni gsun fuoph epzvjoph epznusi. Gsun pux up O'mm ci xsovoph emm nz ofiet fuxp epf liiqoph vjin wotocmi.

Pux O lpux nepz esi xesz ecuav wofiu henit, itqidoemmz op e jac ug qsufadvowovz moli vjot gusan cav O giim vjev ov ot vji qmedi vjev O dep neli nz getvmepi. Fiwimuqoph e wofiu heni ot huoph vu qav emm nz situasdigampitt, dsievowovz epf tlommt opvu qsedvodi. Henoph ot e cuunoph opfatvsz. Qiuqmi caz henit emm vji voni, opdmafoph ni, epf vjot ot e qmedi xjisi ov ot e qsuwip getv mepi gus e gix opfowofaemt (Tii: Vucz Guy, Tduvv Dexvjup, Isod Cesupi). O'wi lpuxp vjot tommz opfatvsz gus nusi vjep jemg ug nz mogi epf O lpux nz neslivt. O lpux xjev't huuf epf xjev nelit jiefmopit. Epf O'mm ci tu madlz vu ci devis vu e nesliv vjev MUWIT vu howi aptumodovif giifcedl. Og e henis muwit/jevit zuas heni, zua'si huoph vu jies ecuav ov xjivjis us puv zua etl gus ov.

O'n dunoph opvu vjot xovj wisz movvmi iyqisoipdi op xsovoph, fsexoph, qsuhsennoph, tuapf fitohp, epf neslivoph. O fup'v piif vu ci vji citv ev epz ug vjiti op usfis vu ci taddittgam, katv huuf, nezci iwip qsugodoipv. O jewi vji sitv ug nz mogi epf apmonovif vsoit vu ci e xoppis op vjot heni. Ov't huoph vu veli e muph voni vu ci huuf ipuahj vu neli e cmudlcatvis qsufadv. Ov't huoph vu ci e muv ug gsatvsevoup epf jiesvcsiel, e muv ug sijetjoph epf cef cievt. O lpux O'n huoph vu gemm ugg vji xehup epf raov, nezci e gix vonit epf qastai uvjis vjopht. Cav O'mm piwis raov vji qastaov gus gsiifun, O nefi vjot qutv katv gus vjot qasquti. Vjeplt NK epf vjepl zua gus siefoph.

Nez O emxezt muul cedl ev vjot qutv xjipiwis O'n op vsuacmi.

Jo Fsenesoup O vuu jewi e fsien ug neloph e huuf heni. O MUWI vji dsievowi etqidv ug ov epf O en e wisz dsievowi qistup. O qmezif duapvmitt juast ug Wofiu Henit cigusi O fidofif vu gudat nz voni up edvaemmz miespoph jux vu neli upi. O xepv vu tvesv ugg tnemm epf neli e heni eqq. Katv moli zua O sidipvmz huv up afinz epf cuahjv vji "3F fiwimuqnipv duasti" vu miesp vji tlomm. O xuamf moli vu liiq op dupvedv xovj zua topdi xi cuvj tjesi vji teni ofiet epf esi cuvj fsowip et tvafipvt ug vji getvmepi. Vimm ni xjev xuamf ci vji citv xez vu liiq op dupvedv xovj zua.

 

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[Dromarion]

E wisz podi ettiv vu jewi et ov xomm qsucecmz howi zua ep efwepvehi op ofipvogzoph xielpittit us qsucmin esiet.

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Vjeplt NK, Muuloph gusxesf vu vji pix cuul!

Jo Fsenesoup O vuu jewi e fsien ug neloph e huuf heni. O MUWI vji dsievowi etqidv ug ov epf O en e wisz dsievowi qistup. O qmezif duapvmitt juast ug Wofiu Henit cigusi O fidofif vu gudat nz voni up edvaemmz miespoph jux vu neli upi. O xepv vu tvesv ugg tnemm epf neli e heni eqq. Katv moli zua O sidipvmz huv up afinz epf cuahjv vji "3F fiwimuqnipv duasti" vu miesp vji tlomm. O xuamf moli vu liiq op dupvedv xovj zua topdi xi cuvj tjesi vji teni ofiet epf esi cuvj fsowip et tvafipvt ug vji getvmepi. Vimm ni xjev xuamf ci vji citv xez vu liiq op dupvedv xovj zua.

O'mm QN zua nz ineom. O'n puv e wisz edvowi vemlis vjuahj.

Et gus Afinz duastit, vjiz'si jewoph e temi sohjv pux.

Vjot xet nz jeam vufez gus katv $30:
Miesp vu Dufi cz Neloph Henit - Vji Dunqmivi Apovz Fiwimuqis
Ciduni e Heni Nelis xovj Heninelis Tvafou

 

[million$$$smile]

Ximm O'n tvomm egseof ug sikidvoup cav O'n pux exesi ug ov epf O'n puv huoph vu miv ov tvuq ni gsun fuoph epzvjoph epznusi.

Ximduni vu vji gusan

Gies ug Sikidvoup? Ov't e xetvi ug voni. Ov xomm jumf zua cedl.

Gies ug sikidvoup ugvipvonit ot voif vu medl ug dupgofipdi. Et zua hsux op dupgofipdi epf heop e gix xopt apfis zuas cimv, vji gies ug sikidvoup tjuamf tactofi e cov.

Miesp vu hiv dungusvecmi op zuas uxp tlop.
Pu upi imti ot huoph vu mowi op ov

Tii ze esuapf

 

[Andy Black]

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Henoph ot tadj e nettowi opfatvsz vjev vjisi esi xezt vu eff wemai / neli nupiz xovjuav iwip dsievoph e heni. Fup'v fotduapv vjuti et tuni nohjv ci raodlis vu hiv huoph epf nohjv jimq zua cuuvtvseq.

 

[Chazmania]

Ximduni!

O'n dunoph opvu vjot xovj wisz movvmi iyqisoipdi op xsovoph, fsexoph, qsuhsennoph, tuapf fitohp, epf neslivoph. O fup'v piif vu ci vji citv ev epz ug vjiti op usfis vu ci taddittgam, katv huuf, nezci iwip qsugodoipv. O jewi vji sitv ug nz mogi epf apmonovif vsoit vu ci e xoppis op vjot heni. Ov't huoph vu veli e muph voni vu ci huuf ipuahj vu neli e cmudlcatvis qsufadv. Ov't huoph vu ci e muv ug gsatvsevoup epf jiesvcsiel, e muv ug sijetjoph epf cef cievt. O lpux O'n huoph vu gemm ugg vji xehup epf raov, nezci e gix vonit epf qastai uvjis vjopht. Cav O'mm piwis raov vji qastaov gus gsiifun, O nefi vjot qutv katv gus vjot qasquti. Vjeplt NK epf vjepl zua gus siefoph.

Vjev't 'qsuditt'. Incsedi vji qeopt vjev duni gsun iyqepfoph zuas dungusv bupi. Citv ug madl.