Update: Collab VNs
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Maledictorian [v1 prototype] — I've finally completed writing the bonus chapter! It earnestly took a good while as I ended up writing about 15,000 words for that chapter alone in order to account for branching amongst the three different love interests' routes. But this urban fantasy romance by Wisteria Realms now has both the three-chapter plot-focused demo and this character-building bonus chapter complete! Special thanks to our line editor, Allie Vera, for being a massive help. This story is for a younger New Adult audience that I do not typically write for, so I'm glad we have Allie's sharp pair of eyes and proximity to younger readers to help me stay sounding hip! (I promise it's working, lol)
I'm taking a break now after that achievement, but when I return, my first order of business is to go through and annotate each chapter with asset direction.
Drop Dead Daters — As part of the Quiet Days studio with Elm, our paranormal-woman-in-a-monster-escort-institute visual novel is picking back up. We've settled on initial character designs for the remaining three characters—the main monster love interests and your humanoid professor—and now I will be handling finer concept details and final sprite art after we inventory the poses and expressions from the minor characters in our completed script!
My Reflections
In January I was quiet as I worked to wrap up a number of things while adjusting to new medication. Thinking back, at the end of the day, I realized just how important it is to let your teams know where your head is, to give yourself more time and space to work on a task, to actively offer more achievable solutions, and to just keep everyone updated on progress. If you're doing great work and you're trying your best within a reasonable production timeline, a good team will accommodate you. I'm glad I recognized early when I was getting symptoms so that I could reach out and get help as soon as possible, letting the right people know what that would mean for me and my contributions until treatment started. Now a story and colorful art has come out if it!
That's a Wrap
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