24 Sept Newsflash
Added 2021-09-24 19:00:05 +0000 UTCI've been working on Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and a tiny bit of Chapter 1-2 of The New Thing this fortnight!
Royal Affairs wordcount: 140954 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 40615 words
The New Thing wordcount: 11024 words
The New Thing average playthrough: 6405 words
Royal Affairs Chapter 6 continues apace.
Chapter 6 is doing... something to me, all right. I'm at the juiciest part of the chapter, which is the Festival of the Birds! This also means outrageous amounts of branching as we have six separate friendship and romance scenes plus one for the polyamorous trio. It's a Lot. It's also complicated because of the way I've (foolishly? bravely?) chosen to structure the romances in a way that aims to be more organic and flowing. Frankly, I'm reaping what I sowed. But I'm firmly swimming in those scenes now, which is a good place to be.
The New Thing's first editor notes came back and I've done my Chapter 1 revisions. I've also coded Chapter 2. I love this thing a ton. Every time I make a new project, I realise how much I've learned and it's truly a joy.
Behind the scenes:
NEW JOB. This is huge news obviously! After the layoffs at my last workplace, life has been really anxious this summer, and of course applying for work is a full time unpaid job in itself. I'm now working as a Narrative Designer at Tributary Games, some of whom worked on the frankly incredible Over the Alps. I'm so pleased and happy and a glorious part of it is that I get to to work with one of my colleagues who wrote such a nice thing on Twitter that I practically bawled. I feel proud and lucky all at once. It means I have less time to work on my IF projects, which is a bit of a wrench BUT it also means I have a steady paycheck and get to be working in a wonderful team again! (It also means my IF projects are more sustainable, which makes for happy creators and players alike.)
Non writing:
This fortnight has been so monumentally full of Things both good and bad that I have ... mostly been sleeping when I can. This is a sign that I need to give myself a bit of a break in some fashion.
Sneak peek: a little snippet of an Asher scene that I'm in the middle of.
Cutting room floor: a tiny section about Hyacinthe having sandwiches. Sorry, Hyacinthe, no sandwiches for you.
Comments
Thank you so much, I'm really enjoying it!
Hannah Powell-Smith
2021-09-24 20:08:29 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the new job!!
stormhover
2021-09-24 19:44:44 +0000 UTCAhhh you're so kind, thank you! I'm making sure to stretch and drink water and get out and about, since all my work is on screens. (I'm writing even MORE Asher romance as we speak! It is a lot of fun!)
Hannah Powell-Smith
2021-09-24 19:37:02 +0000 UTCThank you so much!!!
Hannah Powell-Smith
2021-09-24 19:35:46 +0000 UTCcongratulations and good luck on the new iob !! im so glad such a weight was lifted off your shoulders :D looking forward to see more of the new thing in the future, especially w the love put into it! asher is a dear and that snippet is so,, clutches chest. i love they so so much pls. breaks are important !! tysm for all the work & love youve put into your works and pls remember to stay hydrated and healthy above all else :)
rez
2021-09-24 19:34:16 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the new job!
Kimbo jimbo
2021-09-24 19:28:13 +0000 UTC
