Jul
03
2023
I finally managed to finish Chapter 15 of TWH, as you’ve probably noticed, and while I was trying to get back into the groove for the next story writing cycles, I did some minor edits in EM3 and started in on Chapter 22 of NagaTen (as I had an idea in my head I wanted to get onto the page). I’ll be trying to finish Chapter 21 of NagaTen before the weekend now. It’ll involve breaking through a long-standing bit of writer’s block. Wish me luck. Stay tuned.
Tags: Cross Arc, EM3, Everyday Magic 3, Hecate, Nagareboshi Tennyo, NagaTen, Post-Apocalyptic, Tellus Arc, The Witch Hunters, TWH, WIP Update
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Apr
11
2023
I managed to finish Chapter 19 of NagaTen, as you’ve surely noticed, and also got through Chapter 20 as well, so we’ve got things lined up for three weeks from now. I’ve still got some good lead time on EM3, but I could always stand to get further along. Whether I’ll find the time or not remains to be seen. (Work has me hopping.) Stay tuned.
Mar
07
2023
This update is rather late, but I feel I should still make a point to make a note of it. I did some work on Chapter 19 of EM3 and fiddled around in the peripheral materials. As mentioned on the main page, I’m dealing with some stuff right now, but hopefully things will settle down in the next week or two and I can start driving forward. Stay tuned.
Feb
23
2023
I had a lot of stuff vying for my attention, what with my time on the clock running out and all. I barely made any progress two weeks ago working on Chapter 19 of NagaTen. I started to build up some momentum last week, only to stall out when I found that my originally intended direction for the chapter didn’t make much sense in practice. This left me with no idea of how to resolve the situation. Perhaps if my attention wasn’t going a dozen different directions at once, I may have figured it out. Contrary to expectations, things haven’t settled down as I thought they would, so we’ll see what comes of EM3, though I still have a fair bit of buffer left there. We’ll see what happens from here. Stay tuned.
Jan
23
2023
The week before last, all I did was some work in the peripheral materials and some edits of existing manuscripts here and there, not really enough to warrant a post. I made more tangible story progress last week, getting a fair way into Chapter 18 of EM3 and doing a bit of work on Chapters 17 and 18 as well. And now I find myself facing a chapter of TWH that needs to get finished before the weekend. Will I pull it off? Stay tuned.
Jan
10
2023
I’ve totally dropped the ball on these updates. Remember back when I did this on a daily basis? Maybe I need to get back into that habit. Anyway, looking back on the previous month, I did some work on Chapter 19 of NagaTen and finished Chapter 12 of TWH. I also did more work on the scenario of that DnD campaign I’ve been talking about (which, by the by, we didn’t even finish the character creation phase).
From the time this entry cuts off to present, I haven’t done any story writing. Whatever time I’ve had on my computer, I’ve mostly spent on compiling a 5e rulebook from available online sources. You can decide if this is a worthwhile use of my time or not (especially if my nieces decide the whole DnD thing is too boring to continue), but I would point out that this research will help me refine the game system of the WttW series, and it’ll play directly into both Dimwald and the GM and my potential project with the scenario I’ve been writing for the campaign.
Anyway, I’ll be getting back into the saddle with NagaTen this week. I’d like to at least finish Chapter 19. Stay tuned.
Tags: Cross Arc, Hecate, Nagareboshi Tennyo, NagaTen, Post-Apocalyptic, Tellus Arc, The Witch Hunters, TWH, WIP Update
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Dec
05
2022
It would seem I forgot to make a post last week, so I’ve got two weeks of progress to get everyone caught up on. The week of Thanksgiving was actually pretty good for me as far as writing was concerned. Despite not having made much progress in a good while, I was able to get through Chapter 15 of EM3 (which was fairly short, to be honest) and then do most of Chapter 16 (which is significantly longer). Not a bad piece of work, if I say so myself, so I was confident I could bring that same energy to TWH when I switched over.
So I started off making some progress on Chapter 12 of TWH (and catching typos and such earlier in the manuscript as I was going back to cross-reference things), but work kept me hopping on Wednesday, other stuff took a big chunk of my time Thursday, and I don’t even know what happened to Friday, so by the time Saturday rolled around, I was nowhere near done with the chapter. I’ll have to sort it out later. In the meantime, keeping ahead of NagaTen is probably a good idea. Stay tuned.
Tags: Cross Arc, EM3, Everyday Magic 3, Hecate, Post-Apocalyptic, Tellus Arc, The Witch Hunters, TWH, WIP Update
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Nov
21
2022
I finished Chapter 17 of NagaTen (so that’ll be ready to go next cycle), did a little work on Chapter 12 of TWH, then spent most of my time penning that DnD scenario I’ve been working on. Now, doing all this for my niece is reason enough, but as I’ve hinted before that this may serve a dual purpose and you may see it in the future in a fun little project I’m considering. I need to make some headway in EM3 now. Stay tuned.
Tags: Cross Arc, Hecate, Nagareboshi Tennyo, NagaTen, Post-Apocalyptic, Tellus Arc, The Witch Hunters, TWH, WIP Update
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Aug
29
2022
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.
Jul
20
2022
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.