Writing Log #14 - "Hot pizza isn't breakfast. But cold pizza is."

Title quote sponsored by the fact that I had pizza twice this week, oops.

【Life update】
Removed a bunch of stressors from my life, got new eczema meds (efficacy pending lmao), permanently switched from OneDrive and MSOffice to more secure and open-source software. Took a while to set everything up, but I'm glad for it. All my backups are...back up, one might say.

Also did another round of QA work for Serenity in Surrender - a game all femdom lovers should know about c:

【Sanctuary 17223】

• [Planning] Plot tracking doc updated (Vol. 1/Ch2)

• [Planning] Cast, setting, factions reference docs updated (Vol. 1/Ch2)

• [Writing] Vol. 1/Ch.3 - Second draft +2,250 words

Biggest hurdle this month - I was sick and barely getting any sleep due to eczema flare-ups, so focusing was impossible. Still, it's not nothing!

• [Editing] Beta reader notes for Vol. 1/Ch1 (3 readers)

• [Editing] Beta reader notes for Vol. 1/Ch2 (1 reader)

• [Editing] Updated editing notes for Vol. 1/Ch1~3

Pretty self-explanatory - I got feedback for the first two chapters, and it's been overwhelmingly positive. A LOT of care is going into this book, and I'm happy it's clearly worth it. :)

• [Design] Hifumi: Outfit redesign

• [Design] Lulu, Róisín: Minor rework (hair styles)

• [Design] Final design: Lulu reference sheet (sketch)

• [Design] Final design: Alvin reference sheet (sketch)

• [Design] Final design: Hifumi reference sheet (sketch)

By far my best cooking this month! I'll need to make up my mind about the final designs to plan the illustrations sooner or later, so I started working on those.

Lulu and Alvin's designs are super close to their most recent concept art, but Hifumi got a big outfit redesign—the old one is definitely a thing they own, but it didn't scream 'main drip'. I think their new one is a million times cooler and reflects their self-made indie spirit just as much.

• [Art] Vol. 1/Ch2: Illustration 1 rough draft

I'm afraid nobody can tell what's going on in my drafts, so I'll wait until I have a proper sketch to show this one...

【Stellar Dynamics (working title)】
Surprise project announcement? It's more likely than you think.

I've been itching to start a project that I can update in smaller chunks than, well, whole ass books, and to do more stuff with my other characters—without taking away from Lulu and Alvin. The solution? An illustrated webnovel that shows love to multiple ships, with my usual suspects being the main one. :3c

There will be 'episodes' of roughly 1,000 words, each with at least one illustration. (I have an agenda and it's called "making people read more books".) A nice, light read that will first be published on Patreon, then compiled into full chapter PDFs for itch.io, and finally released at a slower pace on free platforms. NSFW episodes will only be on Patreon and itch.io!

• [Planning] Wrote the premise, lore, and season 1 outcome in a day lmao

• [Writing] Episode 1 - First + Second draft (1,200 words)

• [Writing] Episode 2 - First + Second draft (1,050 words)

• [Editing] Beta reader notes for Episode 1 (2 readers)

Saving details for when the first episodes are ready. Nothing I can say here would do justice to how silly (and entertaining) the concept is. (Is it another sci-fi romcom? Guilty as charged.)

【The Dollmaker's Toy Collection】
I worked on this some more and then scrapped everything because I'd approached it from the wrong perspective, quite literally. (Insert facepalm GIF or emoji of your choice here.) Pushing this to 2025 for now—there's too much going on for myself and my proofreaders, and I'll wanna make sure they're available for it when the time comes. Apologies, I promise I'll make it a banger. T_T

【Coming soon...】
Holiday season? Sounds like MORE TIME TO WORK, YEEHAW!! (I'm genuinely happy about this lol.)

I hope all of you will be able to take time off and relax with your loved ones, friends, pets, nice video games and books, and—okay, you get the idea.