Pyrite 11.6
This one gave me some trouble. Blegh. I'm still not totally happy with how it all went, but I can't pore over it for the next six months, so I'll have to be satisfied with what's there.
The e...
2020-12-03 05:45:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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CiP: Pyrite 11.7
Blank, for now, but the fight will keep going through here, too. We'll be getting closer to the end.
CiP: Pyrite 11.6
The fight continues. Not all the combatants might make it out alive.
Pyrite 11.5
Your friendly reminder — Scion is scary powerful.
Generally, I have that policy of splitting up any chapter that breaks 6k. But this chapter just barely broke 6k, and I was t...
2020-11-24 13:13:11 +0000 UTC View PostPyrite 11.4
So, I was originally going to take this much farther into the fight, but I looked at where I was, where I was going, and how much was going to happen between those two points, and I decided that it...
2020-11-18 07:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Pyrite 11.5
I was going to keep going. I had a frankly amazing spot picked out to end 11.4 on.
But then I got to the point I was at and realized that 11.4 would wind up absolutely behemoth in si...
2020-11-16 16:33:52 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Interlude 11.b: Tautological Mercy
MAJOR SPOILERS.
This was originally going to be part of the epilogue, but I decided it would make a good bookend and moved it to the end of Pyrite. There are some things that are going ...
2020-11-11 23:54:33 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Pyrite 11.4
A twist in the action. It looks like the plan worked a little too well.
Pyrite 11.3
And here we are with the next part of the fight. I honestly expected it to wind up a bit shorter, closer to last chapter in size, but it went and almost hit 5K somewhere along the line and now you ...
2020-11-08 22:35:23 +0000 UTC View PostEssential Material: Laplace's Eye
Laplace’s Eye [Term]
Laplace’s Eye, the Eye of the Demon that Knows the Future. A long-range remote-viewing device that can see the near future with absolute clarity. A t...
2020-11-03 11:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Pyrite 11.3
Things get moving, now. Perhaps, Taylor might have underestimated exactly how effective her plan was.
Chapter 3: Touching Base
So, this was sitting around, and I realized, "Huh. You know, that's a pretty good place to end it, so why not?" I could have extended it out, but I think it would have been mostly useless filler. T...
2020-11-02 07:08:05 +0000 UTC View PostPyrite 11.2
This one is a little shorter than usual, at only about 3600 words. But, I mean, look at that cliffhanger. Look at it. Can you honestly tell me that wasn't the best place to stop to hype up the next...
2020-11-02 07:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Pyrite 11.2
The beginning of the end, well and truly. It's still a bit hard to believe we're actually here, after all this time. We're on the final arc, and a part of me still thinks this is too impossible to ...
2020-10-29 16:34:22 +0000 UTC View PostSerenity is a State of Mind
So I've been trying to clear out my backlog, and this has been set aside for so long that I'm honestly kinda frustrated it took this long to get to. I'd like to think I would have finished it last ...
2020-10-29 00:45:49 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 11.a: Old Soldiers
This chapter took a lot longer than I wanted, between Piggot refusing to work with me and the chaos of trying to get my mail-in ballot squared away. It is done, though, so here it is.
<... 2020-10-25 01:57:53 +0000 UTC View PostPyrite 11.1
It's a few days later than I wanted it to be, but it's here.
This chapter is mostly setup. The final bits of "what needs to happen for the battle to make sense." There should be one more chap...
2020-10-14 02:47:43 +0000 UTC View PostArachne Essential Material Profile Pages
This week, it's back to work on Essence, so I decided to spend the weekend finishing off this character. It's been a while since she featured in the story, but I hope all of you like her anyway. 2020-10-05 14:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
CiP: Interlude 11.a:
I'm a bit iffy on what to title this. On the one hand, going for symmetry with her previous interlude should have me calling it "Black Dog" something or other. On the other, I'm not incredibly atta...
2020-09-30 10:28:56 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Pyrite 11.1
Still on hiatus for another week, but I'm getting started at least a little on this in the meantime.
The home stretch... It feels a little strange to think that we're so close to the end. Thr...
2020-09-30 10:20:25 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Comes After Essence
With the end of An Essence of Silver and Steel now in sight and only an arc and an epilogue left to go, it's time to revisit a question I asked quite a while ago. What would you all like t...
2020-09-28 11:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostAífe Essential Material Profile Pages
Feels really weird being on break. Awkward. Like I should be writing a chapter for this week, but I'm not.
So I finally sat down and finished this, instead.
A part of me still has...
2020-09-17 23:16:58 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 10.k: Dwarf in the Flask
Amy and Vicky didn't want to cooperate for a few days, so this is quite a bit later than I wanted it to be, but I did get them to sit down and at least talk a little in the end. Feels like...
2020-09-11 04:54:07 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 10.j: Pater Potestas
A little later than I wanted it. Danny wasn't super cooperative, but he pulled through in the end.
It took a little thought to figure out which Heroic Spirit Danny should pair with, and in th...
2020-09-03 01:24:21 +0000 UTC View PostCiP: Interlude 10.k: Dwarf in the Flask
The final interlude of arc 10. Let's have another look at Amy and let everyone in on a little secret from two chapters ago.
CiP: Interlude 10.j: Pater Potestas
So, I decided, "One extra interlude." I thought about adding a Lisa interlude, too, but I think I'm going to hold that in my back pocket for arc 11. We'll see. Arc 11 is still gestating in my head....
2020-08-28 13:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostMore interludes?
Originally, it was intended that there would be a total of ten interludes in arc 10, starting at the beginning of the timeskip with Dennis and ending at the end of the timeskip with Dwarf in the Fl...
2020-08-25 01:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 10.i: Titania Metamorphose
This one was a lot of fun to write. A lot of fun, for all that it's almost entirely dialogue. It also feels much shorter than 4700 words.
And yes. In my headcanon, Glaistig Uaine is Irish. It...
2020-08-25 01:15:27 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 10.h: Andvaranaut
Wanted to have this out last night, but the editing pass couldn't get finished before the editing team had to call it a day.
The first...third, really, of this chapter is mostly fluff. Catchi...
2020-08-18 17:21:49 +0000 UTC View PostCiP Interlude 10.i: Titania Metamorphose
So I actually forgot I intended to do this one. I broached the subject with my editors some time ago, back before this arc started, and then forgot all about it and I was wracking my brain to come ...
2020-08-15 08:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post