Oct 19 2024

WIP Update – 18 Oct 24

I didn’t quite utilize my time the way I originally intended, so I only ended up making a little progress in Chapter 21 of TWH, well short of what was needed to finish it. Although I won’t make the update, I’ll at least try to keep the ball rolling this weekend, but with work on Saturday and me having fallen behind on my viewing for the movie reviews, I can’t promise much. Stay tuned.

Oct 18 2024

WIP Update – 17 Oct 24

We’re continuing along in Chapter 21 of TWH. I’ve finally gotten to the much-awaited dinner scene. Fun awaits. Stay tuned.

Oct 17 2024

WIP Update – 16 Oct 24

I made more progress on Chapter 21 of TWH. Can I get the chapter finished in time? I’m not sure, but I can try. Stay tuned.

Oct 15 2024

WIP Update – 15 Oct 24

I’m continuing to inch along in Chapter 21 of TWH. I may have a way to the end, but it’s a bit cheap and I’d like to avoid it if I can, so I may have to do a bit more thinking. I’ll see what I can do. Stay tuned.

Oct 15 2024

WIP Update – 14 Oct 24

I did a little writing on Chapter 21 of TWH. I was mostly reacclimating to the story before picking things back up. Now I’ve got to push through to the end. I need to actually figure out how I’m going to end it. Fun, fun, fun. Stay tuned.

Oct 12 2024

WIP Update – 10-11 Oct 24

Rather than story progress, I spent some time fiddling around with the WttW peripheral materials. I wasn’t really writing much in the way of new material, but I was making actual tables for table content rather than just the plain-text approach that wasn’t always lining up quite right due to variable spacing when you go from one platform to another. Maybe the process would go faster if I’d transfer the content over to a spreadsheet and then copy it back into the WP. I still have a few I haven’t made yet, so I may give that a try.

You know, now that I think about it, there is some new content. I’d decided that sugarcane wasn’t going to be available in the World, with sugarbeets and sorghum being the main sources of molasses, but I was doing some more research into the history of sugarcane cultivation and decided that it’d be fine. Cacao remains out, however, so no chocolate. You see part of the idea was to have certain things from our world simply not be available just as a little extra something the Players have to deal with. Anyway, we now have sugarloaves getting added to the item list. I have to decide if I want to add all the associated tools as well.

Anyway, maybe I can get some more substantial progress done over the weekend. Stay tuned.

Oct 10 2024

WIP Update – 09 Oct 24

I did some writing on Chapter 9 of RttW. I could probably have it finished with a little more work. I could use the lead time, so I may stick with it rather than switching over to TWH. Stay tuned.

Oct 09 2024

WIP Update – 08 Oct 24

I finished up Chapter 7 of RttW and then checked over Chapter 8, which was already pretty much ready to go. Can’t decide if I’m going to switch over to TWH or spend some more time with RttW. We’ll see. Stay tuned.

Oct 08 2024

WIP Uodate – 07 Oct 24

I did a little tweaking to Chapter 7 of RttW but not much writing yet, though I only have to finish one scene to get it ready to go. I also fiddled around a bit with Child of Promise, which I’ve decided is going to be what takes EM3’s slot. More to come. Stay tuned.

Oct 05 2024

WIP Update – 04 Oct 24

There isn’t much progress to speak of, but something’s better than nothing after the recent drought. Last week, I started off pretty well, only to fall off once work picked up and my energy levels went down. I won’t make excuses, as it’s as much circumstances beyond my control as it is bad habits that have been gumming up the work. Anyway, I did a little writing on Colony Flipper (and I mean very little), spending more time researching prisons (which is relevant to the story). You might think it’s a case of creator provincialism that I use a more American-style prison system, but following a cursory look at several countries’ prison systems, when it comes to giving a bit of a dystopian feel, the American model ended up being the most appropriate. Norwegian day camp resorts didn’t quite strike me as the Empire’s style. Well, I definitely have to do some writing on RttW next week if I want to meet my deadline and since it’s midterms week, that should be easy enough to accomplish. If I can finish the chapter that needs to go out and the next one to give myself some breathing room, maybe I can hop onto TWH to ensure Chapter 21 is actually ready to go when its turn comes up again the week after next. We’ve got our goal. Now we just need to make it happen. Stay tuned.