The urge to create

[maulkin]

My job requires me to give lectures, present my research at conferences and publish articles in scientific journals. In all three cases, style is pretty constrained but there is still room to be creative. That is one of the things that makes my job fun! One of the less enjoyable aspects of publishing in scientific journals is anonymous peer review. My work is sent to two or three experts in the field for comments and the editor uses these comments to reach a decision on whether to publish the article. Often, the comments are not expressed constructively and so I have had to develop quite a thick skin!

Like 'thul I have created roleplaying games, some of which I have run at national conventions. This is great way to scratch that creative itch without the effort of writing since my style of storytelling relies more heavily on improvisation than on prepared material.

I have not had time to run roleplaying games since my daughter was born last year, but I am looking forward to creating some interactive stories for her when she is a little older.