update 63. (Patreon)

WHAT I DID.

apologies for the lack of update last week, i was in the states and had written like, three words so i figured it wasn't necessary. it's not like i don't repeat things in every single update anyway... ahem.

but yeah, the home stretch. we're there. we're closing in. i spent a good chunk of this week reorienting myself with where i left off the last time i opened my document, but after i righted myself, i found that there truly isn't much left to do. i could write the entire scene right now if i wanted. it would take me several hours, but i could do it. i have it all mapped out, from the beginning to the end to the smallest details that i want to use to hint at future events and plot points. i haven't been this excited for a chapter in a while, though maybe that's because i also haven't updated in so long...

i have three more weeks before i start my new full-time job, so i'll be grinding this chapter out to hopefully finish the writing and editing process during that time. the next step will be to go back to previous chapters and add flavour text here and there, as i've been encouraged to do by overwhelming feedback, and then getting it beta read. while i have a current team, i think i'm going to switch things up and put out a new form to see if there are any new applicants wanting to give things a try. it can be a one-time thing or a more 'permanent position,' for lack of a better term, which might help with the ghosting i've dealt with. it's all voluntary, of course, but i appreciate it to the fullest extent.

other projects are also being brainstormed, such as another interactive short story to be played as a bonus. i think a huge part of what caused my writer's block was the boredom of writing one singular plot. jumping from scene to scene helped, but as i've been writing drabbles here and there, i realize how much i enjoy writing mundane scenarios with the characters. going out to a cafe, bickering at work over lunch, throwing parties at K's penthouse without their permission—little things like that. this story isn't necessarily the most serious, but sometimes it can weigh a little heavy. with summer approaching, i can definitely find an excuse to write some lighthearted stories. we'll see how far i get though.

STATS.

402,268 words (+2050)

SNEAK PEEK.

Unlike Blane's however, the stranger's hair is clearly dyed, the colour garish against dark ingrown roots.