hpowellsmith

Newsflash: April #2

Added 2025-04-18 18:45:01 +0000 UTC

This fortnight has been quite the ride and has involved a great deal of going through feedback from players and from my editor. There's been a lot to do, which, I'll be honest, combined with not having very much work time available hasn't always the most comfortable way of working.

Besides which, it's especially hard being trans in the UK after the last few days and I'd be dishonest if I said it hasn't had an impact on work.

Still. I'm continuing to make my queer games and hopefully they'll bring people fun and satisfaction.

From my writing playlist: Beware the Freelancer by Justin E. Bell from The Outer Worlds OST

Writing Progress

I'm partway through revisions at the moment. I currently have a 14-page document of feedback which is INCREDIBLY useful to have, in which I've ordered feedback in order of priority. Some comments are simple to address - "I'd like to say X or Y during Z scene". Others are more complex - "I'm confused by X" or "I don't feel like I've sufficiently got to know Y". And of my revisions have involved Chapters 1 and 2, whereas others are reworking Chapters 3 and 4 with commentary from my editor.

So there's been a lot to do! Although the wordcount looks small, I've ended up doing a lot - more, really, than I'd hoped as I got a bit behind before the school holiday.

Wordcount

The Earth Has Teeth total wordcount: 122832 words
Average The Earth Has Teeth playthrough wordcount: 36270 words
Fortnight progress: 5965 words

Next writing

I'm taking a break from the 23rd until the end of the month, and I'm aiming to finish my revision and maybe get the chunky expansion to Chapter 2 drafted before then. Fingers crossed for getting over the finish line with that!

Also, I wrote a couple of posts about what I like about playing as a nonbinary character in games, and a follow-up about erotica about nonbinary MCs. The latter is NSFW as you'd expect from the subject matter! Take a look if you're interested - I'd like to edit them and put them up here and on my own blog when I have a moment.