update 04.

RAMBLE (WHEN TWILIGHT STRIKES).

very excited to say that i did things!! i'll go chronologically, so, starting with chapter two, i finished the final import and then uploaded it on itch.io for my beta-testers to read as a little treat. there's one big different branch (Rylan's hunt, which i've discussed many times before) but otherwise, it's basically the same so there's not much to miss out on. for those of you in the twilight and midnight tiers, you'll have early access to the twine build before it goes live publicly, just as a heads up.

for the twine port of chapter three, there's not much to talk about. i've done one scene for this chapter and that's about it. the copying and pasting is something i like to leave for myself when i need a bit of a mental break, but since i felt like writing this week, i put it aside and did it absently when i felt like i needed something easy to do.

speaking of writing... chapter seven is the news you've probably been waiting on. because of school and work, i only wrote two thousand words for it but it felt so good to get back into it. not to jinx myself, but i didn't find any trouble with getting started again after a break which is wonderful, since that's usually my problem. instead, everything just kind of... flowed. i think it helps that i have a super clear vision of Mirai. i mean, i have visions for all my characters but she's one that's been in my head for longer—and she's definitely a favourite. i think she's going to be a super fun character to interact with. if i had to pin her down, i'd probably say she's a mix of Eri (from chapter six) and K. she's wildly unpredictable and extremely dangerous, which is an interesting combo to explore.

so far, i've written the bit where she first meets the hunter and the ros with all their variations. as K is someone she knows already, their interactions have to be my favourite. K can talk back to Mirai in a way that none of the other ros can, meaning taking them to the VIP room makes for a very different branch than the others. my plan for next week is to get a little further with this scene and flesh out Mirai's character a little more. if you can't tell, i'm very excited about it. what i have down right now is very minimal, but it's work that i really enjoy so i'm excited.

RAMBLE (SECRET PROJECT).

as with last week, not much progress here. in all honesty, i could start writing if i wanted to, but i'm kind of stalling—i just don't think i'd be able to handle writing three different things at once (chapter seven, the twine port and this wip). i don't want to not work on this at all, however, so i've slowly been filling out my master doc instead. like before, i'm still figuring out side characters and the different organizations found within the story, giving them bios and appearances etc., which has been a hell of a time. everyone has the most unhinged names and i love it lol.

i've said many times before that this wip is nothing like my current one and with my world coming together slowly, nothing could ever be more true. i think that's the best part about this. i wouldn't be happy writing two similar stories, so stretching out the muscles of two different sides of my brain, so to say, feels really nice. that being said, i don't expect everyone who likes when twilight strikes to like this story, but i just see that as an opportunity for those who didn't like my first wip to potentially like my second one. this stuff is subjective and, as i'm writing for my own enjoyment, i don't really mind. rant aside, i'm really excited for where this is going.

STATS.

• 226,843 (+ 2k)

* includes word count from chapter seven only.

SNEAK PEEK.

Mirai’s gaze flicks to Blane, whose expression remains stoic as the two make eye contact. She studies them for a brief second, the ends of her mouth lifting upwards slightly, before she walks away.

— taken from chapter 07.