User:GregoryCheyney

I am Gregory Cheyney, a writer and software developer. I work mainly of Java software projects, and am developing a writer's suite for creating works of fiction. I also write some science-fiction stories.

Reading and Writing
My first love has long been reading, especially science fiction novels, and not soon thereafter I tried my hands at writing something. Though I have not been published by any professional printing house, I have writing projects at hand that have been with me since the ending of the 1980s, yet I keep working on them.

My main works is a book series, approximately five books in length, of a science-fictional masterpiece that borrows from some of the best scifi out there. While I'm "not at liberty" to say what the plotlines are, I will say that it is in a different galaxy that our own, a galaxy that is much larger and teeming with lifeforms &mdash; not all will be very nice.

At least in part, I would be partially interested in acquiring a critique partner &mdash; someone willing to read my works, a chapter at a time, and share their insight with me, so that I can improve on my own writing. Sincerity is a must, as well as confidentiality in not sharing my works with others who are not authorized (just ask, I might agree if you can vouch for their honesty and confidentiality).

Programming
As it would appear, writing leads to, at least in part, having an interest in computer programming (if only because programming requires the user to be literate and analytical in his/her works). I am specializing in Java programming, because it is a cross-platform runtime environment, which means code that I write can be compiled so that it runs on any operating system.

My main works in programming (as mentioned above) is a writer's suite which will, when finished, be a great assistant in organizing ideas and elements of plotting. It will remain open-source so that anyone may use it without cost. As mentioned elsewhere, I've tried writer's software before (or at least the free demos of them), and it always seemed that there is something I want in them that they are not providing me, so I decided to try my own.

I also dabble a bit in programming games and small utilities that can be used in other programs. For example, one of my Java class libraries is a dice roller, of use to role-playing gamers; while not too useful on its own, it centralizes functionality of rolling one or more dice sets (programmatically, not visually) and reporting the results back to the code that called it.

Other Interests
I am a gamer as well, interested in old-school consoles as well as some select few bits of modern PC gaming. Enough has been said about this that I need not say more.

I also have a dream to be self-sufficient. In terms of entrepreneurship, I have a couple ideas that I would like to try, to support my local small-town community, but I have absolutely nothing for financial resources to speak of. One of my ideas would be to setup a small podcasting or broadcasting studio near me. I live a couple blocks from the telecommunications business, and within four blocks there are perhaps five or six empty buildings the local bankers would like to see back in use. (If the grocery store goes out of business too, that's it, this small town is going to be kaput.)