Weekly Update - 16 September, 2024

Hello again, everyone!

I continue to be just generally blown away by the response to FoA. It seems to be doing rather well, in terms of the number of people playing it, and that's really reassuring. I sort of thought only a handful of people (perhaps this very handful here, as a matter of fact) would be interested in playing a cozy version of some very un-cozy Greek myths. But it seems the idea has a little more legs than I anticipated, and I'm really thrilled to be able to share the game with you all.

Of course, it's been a bit of a motivation boost for working on the sequel as well, and I finished a total of 9,000 words on that this week, bringing Chapter Two up to 35,000 in total. I'm presently working on the first of the paired scenes—that is, the character interaction stuff that takes place with the PC and two other characters. We've got another installment of art club with Alekto and Pyri up first, which is what I'm working on so far. There will be little peeks into their storylines for people not on their routes, and hopefully a sweet moment at the end for those who are.

I'm also beginning to think a bit more seriously about projects beyond FoA, and next steps I might take in various directions. I do think whatever I write next will be a bit different; less sprawling slice-of-life and more high-stakes action with mystery/intrigue, and likely somewhere within the realm of high fantasy, but of course there are plenty of things I want to retain, like inclusiveness and at least the occasional injection of warm feelings haha.

Just something I'm noodling with a little bit as BotL starts to feel more like a tangible reality instead of a vague concept.

In any case, I hope you all have a fantastic week. I'll be back here again next Monday with another update, so stay tuned!