divaruminagames

Weekly rambling

Added 2023-08-30 07:13:12 +0000 UTC

I never quite know what to ramble about when I'm in the middle of trying to push out the update. I could moan about Twine and how clunky it feels after CS but it's not like complaining about it would make it any easier. 😅 (It is hella clunky though.)

Basically I've been writing, coding, and trying not to stress about that too much. Having fun with Marcus and Niall as they bicker in the baths with Hati. I came up with important plot stuff for Tinsae again. Tinsae just keeps getting fleshed out, that lady is leveling up like crazy. Actually, I did came up with highly important plot stuff that included all of the ROs. Felt like another breakthrough and it really helped with the bath scenes, too. I think I struggled a little with the bath scenes because they're one of the first scenes where you actually can have a conversation with the ROs without any interruptions. I also think that I overthought it too much in the midst of my pre-vacation stress. Like, I know it's not the best approach with this kind of project but I've always thought that I can go back and edit if something doesn't work right. This time, however, I lost the sight of that mindset and thought that the bath scenes should be perfect. Pacing should be perfect, the revelations should happen just in the right moments...

But no. They shouldn't. The 1st draft's main purpose is to exist. So yeah. That's something for me to keep in mind as I keep going.

Back to writing!

Oh, also, next month's smut's chosen RO is... the Legate. I know. It happened. But I have a strong hunch that Camilla with female Hati wins the poll after that. I'm just finishing up the POV short stories now (they're from the POV of your squad, little scenes where they look at Hati interacting with the ROs). Last month's POV short story was quite spoilery, it was the Optio's POV, what happened to him before he went to try and stab Hati.

Anyway. As always, thank you so much for being here. And thank you for your patience.