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I’ve started work on my next story, Viridian Sands. This is the first of the three slice of life stories voted on by the Patreon community. Interestingly, it also marks the 30th entry in the Pinwheel series.

You can read the first update below:

https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/viridian-sands/ 

Featured artwork by Honovy.

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Snekguy

2500 word update, new content at “This is your first time on Borealis, yes?”

ElephantTalk

Not that I don't enjoy your more "military scifi" Pinwheel stories but I am very happy to see one seemingly more focused on the domestic/civilian elements of the setting. Beyond the action and hot alien babes (and dudes) you have created a really enjoyable & believable scifi setting which I'm always exited to see more of. Looking forward to how this story goes, which (so far) seems like it might as well be titled "grumpy cat aliens learn about agriculture, & farming equipment".

Lincoln Neal

I am excited to eventually learn about the other Equatorial Borealan nations besides Elysia and Rask.

Snekguy

3000 word update, new content at 'Ramos gripped the tubular frame'

ElephantTalk

Poor Ramos. He would have his hand full with one Rask soldier, let alone three.

Snekguy

3000 word update, new content at “Proceed,”

Snekguy

I have left a lot of room to add more races, yeah. Cheetahs, pygmies, sabertooths. There are a lot of options for the future.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “Looks like the radar found a site!”

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “What are you going to teach us next?”

ElephantTalk

Maybe I am reading too much into the small amount of characterization so far but Zhuri seems to have some fear, uncertainty, and maybe a bit of shame underneath her anger. Her saying "What matters is what Rashka wants" & “She is Alpha." like a mantra gives me the vibe of someone looking toward a paternal/authority figure when suddenly faced with an uncertain future. Your have made it pretty clear that the average person (both human & alien) in you Pinwheel setting have a limited at best understanding of the details and current ongoings of interstellar politics within the Coalition, let alone a lowly Rask more worried about ensuing they get their next meal than anything else. Despite the whole "acceptance of a fair defeat" being a cultural trait of all the Borealan societies we have seen so far I am getting the impression there are a fair number of Rask (and perhaps other Borealans) who are still coming to terms with the coalition's prompt military response and the relative ease with which the Rask were defeated despite their initial advantage due to surprise of both the smuggled anti-orbital missiles and entire fleet of modified crawlers.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “What matters is what Rashka wants,”

Snekguy

3800 word update, new content at 'They parked the tractor in the shadow of the crawler'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “Ready to get to work?”

Snekguy

2500 word update, new content at 'As they walked across the burning sand'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “What is so amusing?”

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'As he waited on the couch'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at ‘Ramos had been right’

Snekguy

1500 word update, was a little busy today. New content at 'She soon returned with a couple of bottles'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “You’re getting the hang of it,”

Snekguy

2500 word update, new content at 'Ramos felt her arm withdraw'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'Rashka paused there for a moment'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “Are you trying to humiliate me before the alien?”

Karma-Chikage

Mr. Guy is it fine if i just call you snek. Ok thanks Will you ever do a Q&A post, Snek?.

Snekguy

2400 word update, new content at 'When Kozi broke away'

Snekguy

I don't think I've ever done a Q&A, but I do answer a lot of questions via Discord and email. You're totally free to message me via Patreon if you have any questions, too.

Snekguy

2200 word update, new content at ‘Still a little unsteady’

Snekguy

2200 word update, new content at 'He began to move again'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at ‘It wasn’t a command’

Snekguy

Unfortunately I have the flu and I'm likely going to need a day or two to recover, I'll let you guys know as soon as I'm feeling well enough to resume updating.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “How is he?” Still feeling pretty rough, but I’m working on and off, so there might be some disruptions until I fully recover.

Lincoln Neal

The story is great as usual Snek! Will the next project be the Valbara short story?

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “This is gentle?” Thank you for bearing with me while I was sick, I got some meds and I'm feeling quite a bit better, so I'm resuming my usual schedule.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'Ramos pulled his arm away'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'Pinned beneath her weight'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at ‘After stopping briefly at the colony’

Snekguy

2300 word update, new content at 'He made his way over to the nearest cloth'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'They were interrupted as Rashka returned with their meal'

Joey

You misspelled Zhura’s name as Zhuri several times. Found 4 instances of it using CTRL+F.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'She was daring him to tell her to leave'

Snekguy

Thanks for the catch, I haven't edited yet but I'll fix these in the next update.

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at 'Planting a kiss on her hip'

Snekguy

2000 word update, new content at “Feeling better?”

Snekguy

2300 word update, new content at “I want you to look at me the same way Zhura looks at me,” Finished! We're heading into the holidays, so my schedule will certainly be disrupted for a bit, but I'll try to have the editing done ASAP.

Snekguy

18,000 words edited, chapters 1 and 2 are done. I'm back from my Holiday break, and I'm resuming work on editing Viridian Sands. I can probably have this done in about a week, then it's on to the next story.

Snekguy

10,000 words edited, chapter 3 is done.

Snekguy

Another 10,000 words, Chapter 4 is done, and a little of 5. We’re past the halfway point.

Snekguy

Another 10,000 words edited, chapter 5 is a long one.

Snekguy

17,000 words, chapters 5 and 6 are done. Should only be one or two updates left.

Snekguy

10,000 words, Chapter 7 is finished. That's a wrap! All of the proofreading is done, all that's left is running a few Grammarly passes and then I can make the ebook.

Snekguy

Grammarly passes are finished, ready to make the ebooks tomorrow.