Ed and I have taken a long–and sometimes torturous–road to finish this game. In retrospect, the lack of hard deadlines merely enabled us to procrastinate. Degrees of Horror is a game that is literally years in the making, and quite frankly we need the closure.
I’ve looked at the remainder of the Degrees of Horror manuscript and I see that I have exactly 60 pages remaining. I may come to regret this, but I think it’s time to sprint to the finish. I am announcing a self-imposed deadline of 30 days from today to reach the end of the book. That’s two pages a day for the next month. The only downside is that obviously the Savage Tales are going to go slower than the NPCs and monsters. Still, I’m going to try my best to stick finishing at least two pages a day. No excuses.
I should also mention that reaching the end of the book is not the same as finishing it. For one thing, I still have to go back and finish up the last plot point. For another thing, Ed and I left each other notes throughout the manuscript with the intention of one another looking over what had been done and either approving the revision or putting in our own $0.02. I’ll have to make one last pass through the manuscript to finalize those changes. However, that’ll be a cakewalk in comparison.
I’ve been considering posting short daily updates here or on Facebook, but I don’t think I want to clog up the news feed. Maybe I’ll create a “work-o-meter” sidebar here on the site. That being said, feel free to pester me on Facebook and ask how the work is going. You really have no idea how reinvigorating it is when we hear  from Pinebox fans. Not only does it keep me honest, but it’ll keep me motivated as well.
Deep breath. Here goes.
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