I didn’t write a post last week as I didn’t have much of anything to report. I didn’t completely waste my time as I was doing research and also wrote a few reviews. Some of that selfsame research continued as a matter of necessity to continue Chapter 11 of TWH. There were a number of logistical factors I had to set straight to properly visualize the scene. There was also a little side project that took a significant chunk of my time and the viewing I needed to complete for the reviews (which I know is supposed to be a secondary priority, but it’s a lot easier way to generate content than trying to plow through a bad case of writer’s block).

When I actually did start to make headway in Chapter 11, I found myself running out of time, so now the challenge is to power through and get this daggone chapter finished at long last. Stay tuned.

I made a some progress on Chapter 11 of TWH and did a little dialog for Chapter 13 as it was on my mind. A decent chunk of my time was spent continuing the research I was doing last week. You see, for what I’m doing in the story, I had to sort out the organization of the Witch Queen’s armies and given Hecate’s background, the sensible thing would be to base it on the Ancient Greeks, so I was looking into the different formations used throughout antiquity up to the Byzantine Era, crafting a hybrid I figured would work well.

Anyway, I’ve got some time off this week, but I’m going to try to amend my usual bad habits, though I can’t make any guarantees. Stay tuned.

I made some progress on Chapter 11 of TWH. Not enough to have it ready for the weekend, though. A big chunk of my spare time was spent working on a more accessible game system than the one I’ve been developing for the Welcome to the World series. My niece has stated an interest in D&D after watching Stranger Things and that inspired me to work on a beginner-friendly system. We’ll see if she’d rather have a simplified 5e experience or if she’d like to give her uncle’s custom system a whirl. Yes, I know that’s not getting me anywhere with my writing, but that’s how it goes sometimes. I think I’ll stick with TWH and get that chapter finished while also working on at least finishing Chapter 17 of NagaTen as well. Stay tuned.

I didn’t get much writing done. Surprise, surprise, I know. I finished Chapter 15 of NagaTen and filled in some bits of Chapter 21. I wanted to finish Chapter 17 as well, and I may end up doing that, but I also need to turn my attention to EM3. Stay tuned.

A month of no progress whatsoever. For half of that, I suppose I have some excuse as there were greater priorities laying claim to my time, but after that, I can only say that I once again fell into my usual habits when I have too much time on my hands. Nevertheless, I managed to scrape together Chapter 10 of TWH despite my resident productivity specialist objecting dang near every single time I was geared up to focus on writing. Fortunately, I have a fair bit of lead time built up on NagaTen, so the pressure isn’t quite as much there. I’ll still try to work on the chapters that are currently incomplete at the very least. Stay tuned.

I finished Chapter 12 of EM3 and went on to write Chapter 14 as well. I have to say I’m rather pleased with my progress, but my summer break is kicking off and we all know what free time does to my productivity. It’s one thing for stories like EM3 and NagaTen where I’ve built up a fair bit of lead time, but for TWH, I’m going to feel the pinch. Speaking of which, it’s TWH’s turn next, but I have some time on the road that might present the needed opportunity. Stay tuned.

I wrote Chapter 18 of NagaTen and started on Chapter 21. Why the gap? Well, I didn’t cross-reference with the outline and so what I thought was the immediate next chapter was actually further down the line than I expected. Anyway, I need to switch over to EM3. Fun to follow. Stay tuned.

I managed to just barely finish Chapter 9 of TWH in time for the update and also started in on Chapter 10. I need to switch over to NagaTen. Stay tuned.

I wrote Chapter 11 of EM3 and most of Chapter 12 as well. It’s time to get back to TWH. However, I’ve got most of the week off, so you know what that means for my productivity. I’ll have to at least get Chapter 9 done before Saturday. Stay tuned.

I worked on Chapter 15 of NagaTen, but my progress isn’t much to write home about. Once again, I find myself wanting to finish what I started but needing to move on. It’s EM3’s turn now and we’ll see if I can’t make more headway so I can go back and make up for the past couple weeks. Stay tuned.