Thank you for the wonderful introduction, and chance to show the whole world my crochet zombie. I've been playing with him all day. My cats think I'm insane.

Okay separate post for this, because I like hitting the submit button before I'm done. (oops) I am also going to pretend edit buttons are against my beliefs.

Your story sounds pretty neat. I'm a sucker for magic swords in general, and I'm so sick of the "humble hero finds bad ass sword, stays humble and meek" archetype. I want to see some unabashed swashbuckling.

More wyrms! I love wyrms.

Well, I'll describe mine, a little.

It's a science fiction story, set about 1000 years from now on a space station called the Extra-Galactic Observatory (EGO) at the edge of the galaxy.

My main character is a girl named Vivian Skye, from the world of Aurora, which features persistent "northern lights" over most of the planet, day and night. As a result, not much advanced technology works on Aurora except for deep underground, and she studied quantum informatics at the planet's only tech school. She took her first job on the EGO because she wanted to work with advanced quantum computer systems, and to get away from the memories of being disowned by her anti-technology family because of her passion for computers.

The other primary character is the EGO's computer, quIRK. He is unique in that he's been programmed to observe human behavior so that he can fit in better and alleviate the stress of extended isolation. quIRK is eccentric, likes cats and the color antiblue, and is generally a bit of a goof. Unknown to everyone, quIRK has become self-aware, though he harbors no ill-will towards the crew, but he is paranoid, because sentient computers are illegal and if discovered he will be destroyed.

The primary antagonist is called Bryce. He comes from a planet named Caesarea, a caste-based planet modeled loosely on the Roman Empire. He is driven to make it to the upper echelons of his society, no matter the cost. He has a general disdain for the crew of the station he administrates, calling them plebeians, and a special hatred for Vivian, whom he refers to as a barbarian because of her Auroran ancestry, because she was assigned to the station to conduct work that he felt entitled to perform. Bryce has become obsessed with quIRK's emerging personality, and does not want to be blamed for it.

Other characters are Alec, the squash-loving smart-ass Mr. Fix-It from the planet Elyssia who taught quIRK sarcasm, and the two "Newfound Blob" obsessed scientists.

There is a plot. Vivian is intelligent and driven--no matter what happens to her, she redoubles her efforts and keeps going. This enrages Bryce, who has tried to disrupt her work at every turn. Eventually, he figures out a way to compel quIRK to kill her without his knowledge, and the fun lands them drifting into the unknowns of inter galactic space.

Um, whew. That's the most I've ever actually written about the NaNoWriMo WIP. It feels good. I hope it's coherent! Now, I just need to write the Earth-shattering conclusion.